Roasted Tomato Bruschetta - roasting the tomatoes intensifies their flavour and brings out the natural sweetness. A perfect flavour combination with goat cheese and balsamic reduction.
Course
Hors D'Ouevres
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time1hour
Total Time1hour15minutes
Servings4About 1 1/2 cups tomato jam
Calories178kcal
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
For the Roasted Tomato Jam
6medium vine ripened tomatoes diced
2clovesminced garlic
4tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
½teaspoonkosher salt
½teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1teaspoonbrown sugar
Additionally you will need
¼cupof balsamic vinegar
1package goat cheese
Instructions
Toss together all of the ingredients except the balsamic vinegar in a shallow baking dish and bake at 350 degrees F for about an hour stirring occasionally until most of the liquid has reduced off the tomatoes are the consistency of jam. The time will vary depending upon the water content in the tomatoes.
Toast small slices of baguette and warm the goat cheese in a 300 degree oven. (Do not try to warm goat cheese in the microwave.)
Spread the goat cheese on the toasted baguette and top with a little of the tomato jam or just present the jam, goat cheese and toasts separately on a serving platter or individual plates as an appetizer and let your guests assemble the Bruschetta themselves.
For the Balsamic Reduction
In a very small saucepan boil ¼ cup of balsamic vinegar until it reduces and begins to thicken to a syrupy consistency. Drizzle the balsamic reduction over the Bruschetta.
Recipe Notes
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.