5-Minute Bruschetta Board

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My favorite date night is at a wine cafe near my house called Postino.  They sit you outside, pour you a glass of wine and bring the most amazing bruschetta to your table – thin, crisp slices of buttered bread topped high with fresh and amazing toppings.  Two of my favorite bruschetta are the tomato, mozzarella & basil and the brie, fig jam and sliced apples.  

Now, while I would love to eat at Postino every night for dinner, that’s just not realistic.  So I created a way to make the bruschetta at home that is both easy and fast. A 5-minute bruschetta board. As you might guess from the picture, I piled my ingredients on a RITZ® cracker.   While I might not have fresh french bread on hand, my cupboards always have crackers. Think about it – pre-sized, crispy, buttery goodness.  Also, it’s easy to sneak one of these around the kids and swallow it before they even know you are eating something – or get caught by your kids and feel compelled to share.  That was me with these bites.

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I picked up a box of RITZ® crackers at Walmart during my last shopping trip. While I shopped, I was lucky enough to sample another RITZ® topping: peanut butter and marshmallow creme topped with a banana slice.  

 

  Crazy sample time!! Snacking on peanut butter, marshmallow creme and banana on a Ritz @walmart #ad #putitonaritz   A photo posted by JoAnn (@awhimsiclelife) on Apr 18, 2015 at 1:33pm PDT

Both the varieties I made are also very easy to create!  

Tomato, Mozzarella & Basil Bruschetta Bites

1. Slice the tomato and mozzarella into pieces that would easily fit on a RITZ® cracker.  I like both my tomato and mozzarella in thicker chunks.

2. Slice a few leaves of basil into thin strips. 

3. Layer your ingredients on a RITZ cracker in the following order: tomato, mozzarella and few strips of basil.

4. Drizzle on balsamic vinegar and olive oil.  

5. Sprinkle with salt.

And then EAT IT.. EAT it all.. On second thought, exhibit a little self control and make the other variety of bruschetta for your board.  Which is not what I did.

Brie, Fig Jam & Macadamia Nut Bruschetta Bite

While I love the apples on the Postino version, I am a big fan of salty and sweet.  So I removed the apple and replaced it with macadamia nuts to get that crunch along with salty.

No cutting required for this one!

1. Spread a little Brie cheese on your RITZ first.  Then spoon on a dollop of fig jam and sprinkle a few chopped macadamia nuts on top.

 Then, you know what to do 🙂  

If the kids are otherwise occupied and you can afford to sit down in blissful silence, pour yourself a glass of your favorite wine, arrange the bruschetta bites on a small wooden cutting board and pretend you are at your favorite cafe.

Enjoy!  

 

I could eat these over and over again. Tomato, mozzarella and basil bruschetta bites. #putitonaritz #Ad #cbias

A video posted by JoAnn (@awhimsiclelife) on Apr 19, 2015 at 4:23pm PDT

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