{"id":1256,"slug":"fresh-mozzarella-bruschetta","title":"Fresh Mozzarella Bruschetta","description":"Bruschette are small, open-faced sandwiches of tomato and mozzarella cheese. They are delicious, quick and easy to make, and perfect appetizers.","ingredients_raw":["1 long loaf of crusty French bread","3 medium ripe Roma tomatoes","3 large fresh mozzarella balls","24 fresh basil leaves","Coarse salt","Black pepper","Extra virgin olive oil","Oregano","Balsamic vinegar"],"ingredients_norm":["long loaf of crusty french bread","ripe roma tomato","fresh mozzarella ball","fresh basil leaf","coarse salt","black pepper","extra virgin olive oil","oregano","balsamic vinegar"],"steps":["Cut bread into ½ inch (1.27 cm) slices on the diagonal.","Lightly toast bread in the oven on both sides.","Cut tomatoes into ¼ inch (0.75 cm) slices, and place one on each slice of bread.","Cut mozzarella balls into ¼ inch (0.75cm) slices and place on top of tomato.","Slice basil into thin strips and sprinkle on top with the oregano.","Combine olive oil and balsamic vinegar (to taste) in a small bowl","Drizzle bruschetta with the mixture and sprinkle with salt and pepper."],"categories":["Italian recipes","Appetizer recipes","Recipes using tomato","Recipes using fresh mozzarella","Recipes using basil","Recipes for sandwiches","Kid-friendly recipes","Recipes using bread"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":15,"servings":null,"yield_text":"24 bruschette","difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Fresh_Mozzarella_Bruschetta","source_ref":"4605220","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Fresh_Mozzarella_Bruschetta&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"01e225cd3ca236000f68694643299c070e1de4344f892abed18550b8c888b2de","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:02Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:02Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/fresh-mozzarella-bruschetta"}