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Toasted Bread for Bruschetta

Name: Toasted Bread for Bruschetta
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 loaf, country bread with thick crust (about 10 by 5 inches, ends discarded), sliced crosswise into into 3/4-inch-thick pieces; 1/2 medium, garlic clove, peeled; 1/4 cup, extra-virgin olive oil; , Salt

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2003

There’s a whole lot more to bruschetta than chopped tomatoes and basil. We wanted smart flavor combinations that didn’t require a bib.

YIELD 8 to 10

TIME 15 minutes

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1 loaf country bread with thick crust (about 10 by 5 inches, ends discarded), sliced crosswise into into 3/4-inch-thick pieces

½ medium garlic clove, peeled

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

Salt

Instructions

Adjust oven rack so it is about 4 inches from heating element and heat broiler. Place bread on foil-lined baking sheet. Broil until bread is deep golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and repeat on second side. Lightly rub 1 side of slices with garlic and brush with olive oil. Season to taste with salt.

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