Avocado, Pancetta & Roasted Garlic Bruschetta
Recipe: #23583
April 24, 2016
Categories: Appetizers, Italian, Game/Sports Day, Low Calorie, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Fresh Tomatoes, more
"I believe in multi-tasking, esp as it applies to recipes. I'm still on my avocado binge & this is a recipe of my own creation that I see as ideal to use as an easy-fix appy or starter course for Italian meals. BUT altering ingredients slightly often transforms the flavor profile of a recipe to an entirely new cuisine. Think about it. This recipe could be easily amended & become: Tex-Mex using a bit of grd beef w/taco seasoning .. Cajun using shrimp w/Cajun seasoning .. Pacific NW using salmon w/dill &/or capers .. Or even Bostonian using lobster meat w/Old Bay Seasoning. The recipe left Italy to travel the cuisine of the US & that's why there are so many variations of basic recipes. I hope you ENJOY this one. (Time does not include time to roast the garlic, but does include 5 min to crisp the pancetta & 15 min to prep the other ingredients) :-)"
Original is 6 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (182.6 g)
- Calories 346.2
- Total Fat - 14.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.5 g
- Cholesterol - 10 mg
- Sodium - 804.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.7 g
- Sugars - 4.9 g
- Protein - 11.8 g
- Calcium - 220.1 mg
- Iron - 3.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 10 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients according to the details of the ingredient list. Gently combine them until well-mixed & chill (covered) in the refrigerator for at least 2 hrs to allow the flavors to blend .. until you are ready to top & serve your bruschetta.
Step 2
When ready to serve, divide the mixture in a roughly equal amt & top 12 baguette slices. Yield is approx 6 servings or 2 baguette slices per person.
Step 3
NOTE: When I made this recipe, I found it in need of salt & pepper as I usually do, so I revised the ingredient list & suggest a taste test before you decide to add either. I took the pic you see at that time & departed from the recipe in 2 ways: 1) I used sml baguette rolls instead of a larger baguette loaf & 2) I lightly dusted the tops w/the powder variety of Parmesan cheese & to my surprise found I liked it (Just another thought for you to consider)
Tips
- No special items are required
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