An amazing variety of bruschetta! Behind the scenes at the Today Show
Yesterday morning on the Today Show, I demonstrated an assortment of colorful and delicious bruschetta. Bruschetta (pronounced broo-SKE-ta) begins with a slice of grilled rustic style bread. In fact, the name comes from bruscare, meaning “to roast over coals.” A traditional bruschetta is grilled bread, which is rubbed with garlic and covered with a chopped tomato-and-herb topping. In the May issue of Martha Stewart Living, we feature Bruschetta 101, a great how-to with suggestions for other colorful and delicious toppings from savory to sweet. I hope you will try making some of them. Also, please share with us your favorite bruschetta ideas.
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- You can find these bruschetta ideas in the colorful May issue of Martha Stewart Living.
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- The cooked fava beans are tossed with extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, chopped mint, salt, pepper, and red-pepper flakes. This is placed upon toasts and topped with shavings of Pecorino Romano cheese.
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- Another great topping is a combination of prosciutto, cantaloupe, and balsamic vinegar.
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- Dark chocolate is melted in a double boiler.
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- More simple and fresh ingredients – fresh mozzarella, pesto (fresh or store bought), vibrant arugula, and parmesan to shave over the top
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- A beautiful array of bruschetta options – colorful, delicious, and easy as toast!
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- Red pepper flakes, chopped fresh mint, and lemon juice for the fava bean topping.
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- Fava beans – The beans are removed from the pod, then boiled and skinned.
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- For this week’s appearance on the Today Show, I demonstrated a range of bruschetta ideas.
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- Here I am during a ‘tease’ before the actual segment topping melted chocolate with fleur de sel, a type of sea salt.
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- A very nice portrait of Meredith, me, and Ann
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- The first step for really good bruschetta is to make the perfect grilled bread.
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- Matt loved these topping ingredients.
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- Ann demonstrates how to layer these ingredients.
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- Here I am showing how to shave the melon with a vegetable peeler for extra thin slices.
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- Al confessed his love for chocolate.
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- The chocolate is spread onto toasts and sprinkled with the fleur de sel.
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