Stone Fruit Bruschetta Food

BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• In a small skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and stir, lightly frying for about a minute, removing before the garlic gets too brown (it can be golden). Pour the garlic and oil into a mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly.
• Add the red and yellow tomatoes, balsamic and basil to the bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to combine, and then taste and add more basil if needed, and more salt if needed (don't over salt, though!) Cover and refrigerate for an hour or two if you have the time.
• Cut the baguette into diagonal slices to allow for the most surface area possible. Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet and grill half the bread on both sides, making sure they're nice and buttery. Cook until golden brown on both sides. Repeat with the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and the other half of the bread.
• To serve, give the tomato mixture a final stir, and then spoon generously over the slices of bread. Serve on a big platter as a first course or appetizer.

STONE FRUIT BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Toss the apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines, vanilla seeds and pod, sugar, and amaretto in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves. Let stand for at least 20 minutes, but preferably for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Generously butter a small rimmed baking sheet.
• Generously butter one side of each slice of bread. Arrange buttered side up in a single layer in the pan. Spoon the fruit and their juices over the bread. Be sure to get a nice mix of colors on each slice. Bake until the bread is browned and crisp and the fruit tender, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Cut plums as you do mangoes, running the knife down along the pits. That makes it easy to slice them into neat wedges.