Sweet Pepper & Tomato Balsamic Bruschetta Appetizers

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You will never disappoint with these Sweet Pepper & Tomato Balsamic Bruschetta Appetizers.

Sweet Pepper Bruschetta

It will make everyone happy.

Sweet Pepper & Tomato Balsamic Bruschetta Appetizers

  • 1 large sweet yellow onion, fine-diced
  • 1 each of red, yellow & orange peppers, fine-diced
  • 1 medium tomato, fine-diced
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 8 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 bunch basil leaves, chiffonade or 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1 tomato, fine diced
  • 2 bags pre-sliced bruschetta bread (or 2 long thin French bread thinly sliced)
  • 1 cup olive oil (approximate) to brush onto bread

Pour olive oil into a pan & heat on medium-high. Add onions. Watch closely and stir occasionally. When onions are translucent or golden brown, add peppers & garlic and stir occasionally. Cook just until peppers are hot then remove from burner. Stir in the tomatoes, 4 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, and a dash of salt & pepper. Set aside.

Place cream cheese, 4 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, basil (or you can save the basil for a garnish on top), and salt & pepper into a bowl. Mix together well. Handmixer works great for this. Set aside.

Time to toast the bread. Brush olive oil on both sides of sliced french bread. Broil about 1 minute on each side – until golden brown. I have learned the hard way not to turn your back on the broiler. It has a dark side, trust me. Keep an eye on your toast.

Wait to assemble toppings and toast until just before serving.

Now for the assembly. First, cream cheese-y goodness.

And finally the topping, carefully place a spoon of bell pepper mixture upon each bruschetta toast. If you decided to place the basil on top, finish by placing a bit on top of each and serve.

Might as well keep the recipe handy because everyone will be asking for it. Yay! Here’s a toast to you!

 

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5 thoughts on “Sweet Pepper & Tomato Balsamic Bruschetta Appetizers
  1. I have been told to widen my culinary endeavors…Going to try this. I like the recipe. The pictures are amazing!!

  2. Gorgeous and tasty, I am sure. I would definitely blacken at least one batch of bread. I never use my oven that I don’t burn my knuckles at least once. This would happen while hastily dragging the bread out before scorching the second batch. Thank you for sharing this delightful recipe. The step-by-step photos and instructions make all the difference. I’ll be back again. And thank you for the link to your friend’s blog. The tomato soup and grilled cheese idea is amazing!

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