Make Olive Garden Tomato-Basil Crostini Recipe at home with this Restaurant Recipe, straight from Olive Garden. Easy to make and great for parties.

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Olive Garden Tomato-Basil Crostini

Crostini

Crostini are an Italian appetizer consisting of small slices of grilled or toasted bread and toppings.

The toppings may include a variety of different cheeses, meats, and vegetables, or may be presented more simply with a brush of olive oil and herbs or a sauce.

Along with bruschetta, crostini are thought to originate in medieval times when it was typical for peasants to eat their meals on slices of bread instead of using expensive ceramics – basically, early street food.

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Olive Garden Tomato-Basil Crostini Recipe

Make Olive Garden Tomato-Basil Crostini Recipe at home with this Restaurant Recipe, straight from Olive Garden.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Active Time5 minutes mins

Chilling Time2 hours hrs

Total Time2 hours hrs 25 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer, Party Recipe

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Olive Garden

Ingredients

Tomato-Basil Topping

• 1 1/2 cups fresh Plum Tomatoes seeds and jelly removed, diced 3/16 to 1/4-inch
• 1 tablespoon fresh Basil finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt to taste

Garlic-Infused Olive Oil

• 1 medium clove Garlic
• 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Crostini

• 2 Italian Flat Breads about 4 ounces each
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

Tomato-Basil Topping

• Place ingredients thoroughly in a small bowl. Blend, gently, but well.
• Place, covered, in the refrigerator, for 2 hours to chill before serving.
• Just prior to serving, drain excess liquid.

Garlic-Infused Olive Oil

• Peel and crush garlic clove. Place in another small bowl.
• Add extra virgin olive oil.
• Infuse (let soak) for one hour, before dribbling onto bread.

Crostini

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Line sheet pan or cookie sheet with foil.
• Dribble garlic-infused olive oil over bread.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Place in preheated oven and bake for 4 - 5 minutes until hot, but not crisped or dried.
• Cut bread into six wedges or 2 x 2-inch squares.
• Remove to serving plate. Top with chilled Tomato-Basil Topping.
• Serve immediately.

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Photo of Tomato Bruschetta is by Sean and is used by permission under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) License. Thank you, Sean. Great Picture. Photos may be “representative” of the recipe and not the actual finished dish. All photo licenses listed were correct at the time of the posting of the page. Recipe from Olive Garden’s Website, circa 2006, “Recipes” Page by way of the Wayback Machine on the Internet Archive. From the Olive Garden’s Website Recipes Page – “At Olive Garden we are passionate about Italian cooking. We are pleased to share with you a collection of our Featured Recipes over the years that you can prepare at home—and share with your friends and family.” Additional Information Courtesy of Wikipedia and is used by permission.