Roasted Balsamic Bruschetta

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups tomatoes (i prefer either roma or cherry or grape)
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 orange bell pepper (i don't like green peppers, so use whatever color you want)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, remove ribs and seeds, dice finely
• 1 hot banana pepper, remove ribs and seeds, dice finely
• 1 medium onion
• 8 garlic cloves (sometimes i use both) or 4 tablespoons minced garlic, if fresh unavailable (sometimes i use both)
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons salt and pepper, each
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinaigrette
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1 -2 loaf french baguette

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 dice the tomatoes, peppers, onions, and garlic finely (typically i leave tomatoes in larger chunks -- small enough to fit on small baguette piece).
• 3 combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
• 4 taste test -- sometimes i add more vinegar or salt.
• 5 line a cookie tray with aluminum foil (sometimes i might need two trays).
• 6 spread mixture evenly on to cookie trays.
• 7 roast in oven for 15 minutes.
• 8 remove and place in serving bowl.
• 9 cut baguette in to small 1/4"-1/2" thick pieces.
• 10 put bread on to baking tray and bake in oven until toasted.
• 11 remove from oven and place on serving platter.
• 12 spoon the bruschetta on to your piece of bread and enjoy!
• 13 **a cheat for dicing the veggies: use a food processor on pulse. it will save you a ton of time, and your fingers won't burn for hours on end from the jalapeno and hot pepper oils!
• 14 **if you like spicy foods, go ahead and add more hot peppers or more cayenne pepper spice.