Christmas Cooking Ideas from the Pure Prairie Team

Serves 12 – Serving Size: 2 bruschetta

Ingredients:

1 French Baguette

3/4 cup diced strawberries or pomegranate

3/4 chopped cherry tomatoes

2 Tbsp chopped Italian leaf parsley

2 Tbsp olive or canola oil

1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

2 Tbsp goat cheese

salt to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees Celsius.
2. Slice the baguette on the diagonal into 24 slices. Drizzle each slice with olive or canola oil. Lay bread oil side down onto a baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes or until the bread starts to brown. Remove bread to a serving dish (toasted side up).

3. While bread bakes, combine strawberries, tomatoes, olive oil and vinegar in a small bowl. Season with salt (to taste). Spoon mixture over bread slices, Sprinkle with parsley and crumbled goat cheese. Serve immediately.

About This Recipe:

Nutritional information per serving: 123 kcal, 3 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 20 g carbohydrate, 1.1 g fibre, 4 g protein.

Food Guide Servings: 0.25 Vegetables & Fruit, 1.0 Grain Products, 0.5 Oils & Fats.

Quick Tip: Make things less stressful once guests have arrived by preparing the toast and the topping ahead of time and assembling just before serving.

Chef’s Tip: Keep colourful veggies such as parsley, red pepper, tomatoes on hand during the holidays to decorate plates or serve as finger food.

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