By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dietitian's tip:
If you want a drier topping, remove the seeds from the tomato before dicing. (Cut tomato in half and scoop out seeds with your finger or a spoon.)
Number of servings
Serves 6
- Diabetes meal plan
- DASH diet
- Low-sodium
- Heart-healthy
- Weight management
- Low-fat
- Plant-based
- Meatless
- Healthy-carb
Ingredients
- 1/2 whole-grain baguette, cut into six 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 cup diced fennel
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
Heat oven to 400 F. Toast baguette slices until lightly browned. Mix all other ingredients together. Spoon mixture evenly over toasted bread. Serve immediately.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 1 slice
- Total carbohydrate 26 g
- Dietary fiber 4 g
- Sodium 123 mg
- Saturated fat Trace
- Total fat 2 g
- Trans fat 0 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Protein 5 g
- Monounsaturated fat < 0.5 g
- Calories 142
- Added sugars 0 g
- Total sugars 2 g
- Grains and grain products 2
- Vegetables 1
- Vegetables 1
- Carbohydrates 2
- Nonstarchy vegetables 1
- Starches 2
Created by the chefs at Mayo Clinic's Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center.
April 20, 2019Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/tomato-basil-bruschetta/rcp-20049992