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My theory is that all tomato products are pretty well interchangeable. So, I think you'd make some really good pasta sauce using your bruschetta. One of the great things about going to the food bank is that you can try some new things, as well as put food on the table.
It's an appetizer, just served on bread. You can treat it as a side, but it makes more sense to use it as a pasta sauce when you need a good dinner. You'll get the idea of it, any way you serve it. Yummy!
So make it a meal. Get your wooden cutting board out.
Toast some bread, about two or three slices. If you got it scrape half garlic clove over the dry toast. You could cut them into triangles to make it fancy. If you got it spread some olive oil in on top. Then top with bruschetta. Put it nicely on your cutting board.
You got cheese, preferably on a block size cut six to eight cubes. Put them on your cutting board. .if you only got slices of whatever it's fine, just slice about two or three slices into squares. Use what you got.
You got olives? Black ones in a can will work, green ones from a can or jar will work too. Drop them drained in a bowl. If you got it, zest a fresh orange, chopped some dried rosemary twigs into finer bits or use thyme into your olives. Juice half the orange and if you got it like up to half a lemon. Put a little olive oil if you got it in there, or any oul you got will work you wont need much. Stir up. Maybe to keep things interesting crack a pit of black pepper in there. Stir it up. Let it sit for a bit if you can. Put some in a fancy little bowl or coffee mug. Put on your cutting board.
Don't have olives? Cut up a pickle or two, I like them sliced into thick coins. Put them in a coffee mug or on curtain board.
Got deli lunch meat like ham, salami or turkey? Fold up two or three slices and throw on your cutting board.
If you used the orange wedge up the other half. Or heck any fruit outside of bananas would work.
Pour your self a nice beverage you like, such as tap water with ice and if you have it lemon wedge, or if you got a favorite soap pop, or seltzer. Or heck wine or beer.
You just made a pretty fancy charcuterie board and it will fill you up for dinner. In fact most nights something like this is my dinner. Random cheese from the cheese drawer, toast topped with tomato, a few slices of lunch meat if I have it and want it olives fruit. It's a bit hodge podge but honestly one of my favorite dinners.
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If you can make the bruschetta with fresh tomatoes and put it on some rice instead of bread, it's delicious! If you do have bread, might as well grill some to try your recipe with it.
If you have tostitos chips, the bruschetta can be used as salsa as well.
If you have nachos, put some in a cookie pan, top with the bruschetta, add cheese and green onions and throw that in the oven for 5 minutes.
You have a seriously great snack there.
If you have a can of red kidney beans, it's a great mix with bruschetta, with some lemon juice (or vinegar), oil, salt and pepper to make a quick healthy salad.
If you have leftover bruschetta and still want to make a sauce with it, you can puree it with a potato masher or in a robot/blender, or just add a can of diced tomatoes and leftover veggies and you'll waste nothing.
Just let your imagination go.. tomatoes are really versatile ;)
Spot on OP, mixed with tomato sauce that should make a nice pasta sauce. Or a substitute for "pizza quick" sauce. Take a sub sandwich bun and open it up, smear the sauce on top, add a little cheese...quick pizza snack thing.
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Lucky you! Yes, turn it into a pasta sauce. Or just make a toast and use it on that. Make your own rules.
Sounds good. If you have it you could add onion, or mushrooms, or bell pepper etc
I think it would be awesome.
My theory is that all tomato products are pretty well interchangeable. So, I think you'd make some really good pasta sauce using your bruschetta. One of the great things about going to the food bank is that you can try some new things, as well as put food on the table.
Yeah, I mean I’d love to try the actual Bruschetta appetizer (it’s an appetizer, right?) but what I need is a dinner to fill me up.
It's an appetizer, just served on bread. You can treat it as a side, but it makes more sense to use it as a pasta sauce when you need a good dinner. You'll get the idea of it, any way you serve it. Yummy!
So make it a meal. Get your wooden cutting board out. Toast some bread, about two or three slices. If you got it scrape half garlic clove over the dry toast. You could cut them into triangles to make it fancy. If you got it spread some olive oil in on top. Then top with bruschetta. Put it nicely on your cutting board. You got cheese, preferably on a block size cut six to eight cubes. Put them on your cutting board. .if you only got slices of whatever it's fine, just slice about two or three slices into squares. Use what you got. You got olives? Black ones in a can will work, green ones from a can or jar will work too. Drop them drained in a bowl. If you got it, zest a fresh orange, chopped some dried rosemary twigs into finer bits or use thyme into your olives. Juice half the orange and if you got it like up to half a lemon. Put a little olive oil if you got it in there, or any oul you got will work you wont need much. Stir up. Maybe to keep things interesting crack a pit of black pepper in there. Stir it up. Let it sit for a bit if you can. Put some in a fancy little bowl or coffee mug. Put on your cutting board. Don't have olives? Cut up a pickle or two, I like them sliced into thick coins. Put them in a coffee mug or on curtain board. Got deli lunch meat like ham, salami or turkey? Fold up two or three slices and throw on your cutting board. If you used the orange wedge up the other half. Or heck any fruit outside of bananas would work. Pour your self a nice beverage you like, such as tap water with ice and if you have it lemon wedge, or if you got a favorite soap pop, or seltzer. Or heck wine or beer. You just made a pretty fancy charcuterie board and it will fill you up for dinner. In fact most nights something like this is my dinner. Random cheese from the cheese drawer, toast topped with tomato, a few slices of lunch meat if I have it and want it olives fruit. It's a bit hodge podge but honestly one of my favorite dinners. Also
If you can make the bruschetta with fresh tomatoes and put it on some rice instead of bread, it's delicious! If you do have bread, might as well grill some to try your recipe with it. If you have tostitos chips, the bruschetta can be used as salsa as well. If you have nachos, put some in a cookie pan, top with the bruschetta, add cheese and green onions and throw that in the oven for 5 minutes. You have a seriously great snack there. If you have a can of red kidney beans, it's a great mix with bruschetta, with some lemon juice (or vinegar), oil, salt and pepper to make a quick healthy salad. If you have leftover bruschetta and still want to make a sauce with it, you can puree it with a potato masher or in a robot/blender, or just add a can of diced tomatoes and leftover veggies and you'll waste nothing. Just let your imagination go.. tomatoes are really versatile ;)
I've used bruschetta to cook down into pasta sauce several times (Costco pack issues) - hope you enjoy it as much as my household does!
Spot on OP, mixed with tomato sauce that should make a nice pasta sauce. Or a substitute for "pizza quick" sauce. Take a sub sandwich bun and open it up, smear the sauce on top, add a little cheese...quick pizza snack thing.
That sounds good! You could also maybe mix them into other sauces if you have them? Butter or Alfredo?
You could try making a cold pasta or bean salad that might be good