Italian Bruschetta

Step 1: Bring a pan of water to the boil and preheat broiler or grill.

Step 2: Core tomatoes and slash the other end with an "X". Blanch tomatoes one minutes, then plunge into cold water.

Step 3: When tomatoes are cool enough to handle, peel off the skin, cut into quarters and removed seeds and excess juice with a gentle squeeze.

Step 4: Finely chop tomatoes and place in a small bowl with the basil, vinegar, garlic paste and a seasoning of salt and pepper. Stir.

Step 5: Slice baguette into half inch slices on the diagonal.

Step 6: Brush both sides of bread with olive oil and place on baking sheet.

Step 7: Broil both sides until golden. You could also toast the bread on the grill.

Step 8: Drain tomato mixture in a sieve to remove as much liquid as possible. (If you are making pasta, dump the liquid into your sauce.)

Step 9: Spoon mixture over bread and sprinkle with parmesan.

Step 10: Serve immediately.