Outrageous Prosciutto Bruschetta
Created by ForeverMama on February 7, 2015
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 5m
- Recipe #17247
Ingredients
- 1 French (16 ounce) baguette bread (or other crusty loaf of bread)
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 10 ounces prosciutto ham (thinly-sliced and cut into pieces about 2-inch x 2-inch)
- 2 cups roasted red peppers, chopped (chopped into 1/2 inch pieces)
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- Salt, to taste (use Kosher or sea salt)
How to Make
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Step 1: Sliced baguette crosswise into pieces 1/3" thick .
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Step 2: Preheat the broiler.
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Step 3: Mix the garlic and olive oil.
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Step 4: Arrange the slices of bread on a baking tray; brush each piece with some of the garlic-oil mixture, sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
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Step 5: Grill for one minute on each side.
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Step 6: Remove baking tray from broiler, top each piece with pieces of prosciutto, a piece of red pepper and the Parmesan cheese, and then broil for a further minute (watching very carefully so it won't burn). Remove pieces to a serving platter, sprinkle with salt, and serve.
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Variations: In place of the peppers, olives, capers, artichokes – you name it, it can be a topping for bruschetta
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (280.9 g)
- Calories 613.8
- Total Fat - 29.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.3 g
- Cholesterol - 42.8 mg
- Sodium - 1533.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 60.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.7 g
- Sugars - 7.8 g
- Protein - 26.6 g
- Calcium - 397.9 mg
- Iron - 5.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 28.3 mg
- Thiamin - 1.3 mg