Peninsula Larder's Flavour Pearls are pearl-sized bubbles of flavour, which when consumed burst with a pop of flavour on the palate.
Their Balsamic Flavour Pearls won gold at the 2017 Australian Food Awards and are the perfect gourmet garnish for your tomato bruschetta.
Ingredients
- 1 baguette or loaf of sourdough bread
- 6 tomatoes - pick the ripest ones you can find
- 1/4 of a small Spanish onion
- 1 small clove of garlic
- olive oil - extra virgin olive oil has the best flavour
- basil leaves
- sea salt & black pepper
- Balsamic Flavour Pearls
Directions
Slice your bread into 5mm thick slices, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt & pepper and bake for around 10 minutes at 180 degrees until golden and crisp. Set aside to cool.
Cut your tomatoes into 1/4s. Carefully slide the pulp/ seeds out of each 1/4. Finely dice the tomato and red onion, crush the garlic and combine in a bowl. Add a little finely sliced basil, a good slug of olive oil and season to taste.
To Serve
Place a generous spoonful of your tomato mixture into each spoon, add a shard of toasted crouton, sprig of basil and a good half a dozen Balsamic Flavour Pearls and ENJOY!