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bruschetta

bruschetta

9 5.3
An Italian starter of toasted bread topped with olive oil and tomatoes
  • noun
  • /bruˈskɛtə/
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  • We ate like Plattypants: smoked cucumbers, spicy crispy beef, smoked salmon, and caviar on top of fried-eggplant bruschetta.
  • tomato bruschetta
  • olive bruschetta
  • garlic bruschetta

I use it in caprese salads and bruschetta.

Examples

  • For your first course, Dunkers here has prepared bruschetta topped with roasted tomatoes, caramelized onions, and if I may be so bold, it pairs very nicely with the iced teas.

  • And we have bread and hummus, bruschetta, and my all time favorite Filipino dish, Filipino ceviche.

  • Ooh, and I love the idea of using Summer in a Bowl for bruschetta!

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  • You have put garlic on the bruschetta.

  • The inn I directed Tweed to take us to has the most delicious bruschetta in the region!"

    Fiction book (1991)
  • We got our pizzas and then we also got bruschetta and some water, some Sprite.

  • Bruschetta to start, then Eric cooked a whole fresh fish caught that morning, paired with a sorrel sauce.

    Blog text (19)
  • It makes fantastic bruschetta.

    Blog text (5)
  • For your first course, Dunkers here has prepared bruschetta topped with roasted tomatoes, caramelized onions, and if I may be so bold, it pairs very nicely with the iced teas.

  • The inn I directed Tweed to take us to has the most delicious bruschetta in the region!

Synonyms

crostino
vsbruschetta
8.5

A small piece of toasted bread with a tasty topping like cheese or tomato served as a starter

is a larger toasted bread appetizer rather than a small piece

Surface Forms

bruschetta singular
bruschettas plural

Etymology

Bruschetta comes from the Italian verb bruscare meaning 'to roast' or 'to toast' and the small ending -etta meaning 'small'. So it originally meant 'little toasts', which is why bruschetta is pieces of toasted bread with olive oil and toppings today.