Bruschetta With Grilled Chorizo
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 4 chorizo sausage
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil (plus additional for brushing)
- Garlic salt
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced (separate into two portions)
- ½ red onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons fennel seed
- 2 pounds ripe plum tomatoes (preferably roma), coarsely chopped and seeds removed (if you like)
- 6 large fresh basil sprigs, chopped, plus additional for garnish
- ½ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- Kosher salt
- Fresh ground pepper
- 1 roasted red pepper cut into strips
Instructions
- Slice the bread, brush with olive oil and garlic salt, and bake in oven until lightly toasted. Meanwhile, grill the sausage and prepare the tomatoes as follows: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large sauté pan. Add garlic, onion and fennel seeds and sauté lightly, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and remove from heat. Top bread slices with the tomato mixture and serve with sliced chorizo sausage. Garnish with roasted red pepper strips. Serves 6
