Bruschetta with Warm Tomatoes

Briefly heating the tomatoes intensifies their sweetness while preserving their bright, fresh flavor. Use any variety of small summer tomatoes you find at the market; for a gorgeous look, mix tomato colors and shapes, such as yellow and orange pear tomatoes paired with red grape tomatoes.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 toast slice and about 1/3 cup tomato mixture)

Ingredients

• 2 1/2  cups  grape, pear, or cherry tomatoes
• 3  tablespoons  thinly sliced fresh basil
• 2  tablespoons  finely chopped shallots
• 2  teaspoons  olive oil
• 1/4  teaspoon  sea salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  balsamic vinegar
• 1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• Cooking spray
• 4  (1-ounce) slices ciabatta or sourdough bread
• 1  garlic clove, halved

Preparation

Combine first 8 ingredients, and let stand 1 hour.

Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add tomato mixture, and cook 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add bread; cook 2 minutes on each side or until toasted. Rub 1 side of each toast piece with the cut sides of garlic clove halves. Serve tomato mixture over toast.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

122 (27% from fat)

Fat:

3.6g (sat 0.6g,mono 1.9g,poly 0.7g)

Protein:

3.5g

Carbohydrate:

19.8g

Fiber:

1.9g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

1.4mg

Sodium:

319mg

Calcium:

34mg