Toasted Tomato and Cheese Bruschetta

I thought of bringing  Tomato Bruschetta in our potluck last Sunday, but it's not convenient for me to bring wet stuff plus the fresh tomato should be chilled. I just added mozarella cheese and toasted them. This is just a simple recipe, but I like to share since I made the Wheat French Bread from scratch.

12 pieces toasted French bread
8 pieces cherry tomatoes, sliced
handful of mozarella cheese
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
8 leaves fresh basil, chopped
olive oil
salt and pepper

In a bowl, mix cherry tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well and marinate for at least 10 minutes. Place mozarella cheese on the bread, arrange some tomato mixture, then mozarella cheese. Place in an oven for 5 minutes or until the cheese melts.

I served this along with pasta.

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Home-made Gnocchi with Simple Tomato Sauce

My very first time to make this Simple Home-made Gnocchi (Italian Dumplings),I think I could still improved it next time specially the shape. I had difficulty in shaping the fork in each dough. My mashed potato is too soft, that's why I added more flour into it. For the first timer, the taste is simply good!

For the gnocchi:

1 big potato

some all purpose flour

1 egg

salt

olive oil

For the sauce:

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped

some fresh basil leaves, chopped

Italian seasoning

salt and peppert

Cook the potatoes until soft, drain, let cool, and mash the potato. Knead the mash potato with egg, flour, salt, and a drop of olive oil until the mixture is well mixed. Take a handful of dough and roll into strips. Cut cross-wise into bite size.

Heat a drop of olive oil, add tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Add little hot water, let it boil until cook. Blend the sauce in the blender, then bring back to boil until thicken.

Bring salted water to a boil. Add gnocchi, cook until they rise to the surface. Drain the gnocchi, toss with the sauce for a minute.

Parmesan cheese can be added, if desired. Serve immediately.

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