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Bruschetta

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Low Fat and Loving It

Bruschetta
A tasty pizza-like appetizer
Serves 4

4 teaspoons olive oil
2 slices country-style round Italian loaf, halved crosswise or 4 slices from a long loaf
4 garlic cloves, halved
2 large ripe tomatoes, peeled, lightly seeded, and finely chopped
1/4 cup snipped fresh basil leaves
coarse salt
freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

With a pastry brush paint both sides of each bread slice with olive oil. Place the bread slices on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes, or until crisp and golden.

Rub each bread slice with the cut side of a garlic half and arrange on a plate. (Discard garlic.) Mix the tomatoes and basil in a small bowl, season to taste with salt and pepper, spoon onto the bread slices, and serve.

NOTE: Some finely chopped purple onion is delicious added to the tomatoes.

One serving equals: Calories 179; protein 5g; carbohydrates 29g; total fat 5g; cholesterol .4mg; sodium 256 mg.