Basil Bruschetta With Portabella And Feta Topping

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 loaf bread, of your choice. i used a french stick style
• olive oil
• fresh basil, julienned
• fresh ground black pepper
• 8 ounces small portabella mushrooms, sliced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can basil, garlic and oregano flavored diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 medium onion, chopped fine
• 1/4 tea salt
• 8 ounces chunk feta cheese, crumbled
• additional fresh basil, julienned (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for brushetta.
• 2 pre-heat oven to 400'.
• 3 slice bread into 1/2" slices.
• 4 brush with olive oil.
• 5 sprinkle with basil and fresh ground black pepper
• 6 place slices on a baking sheet and toast in oven until crisp, checking frequently.
• 7 for topping.
• 8 while bread is toasting.
• 9 heat a large saute' pan and drizzle with olive oil.
• 10 add portabellas and onions and saute until tender.
• 11 add diced tomatoes and salt.
• 12 continue to saute all ingredients until bubbling.
• 13 extra fresh basil can be added now for a stronger basil flavor.
• 14 spoon equal amounts of topping on brushetta slices and top with crumbled feta cheese. return to oven for approximately 5 minutes until feta cheese is warmed and slightly melted.