This is another terrible photo I snapped before serving (when you're hosting a dinner party you can't make your guests wait until you find the perfect lighting). When I decided I'd make bruschetta I knew I had to make it the way it was presented in the movie Julie & Julia, with fried bread. It looked so unbelievably appetizing. You can find the precise recipe from the movie here (posted from the woman responsible for the food styling). It came out incredibly well and I recommend giving it a go before local tomatoes slip away. I was lucky enough to be able to use cherry tomatoes from my father's garden, and they were delicious (have I mentioned that his tomatoes are award winning? yes, he was the runner up in a McLean tomato contest!).
I chopped up about 2 1/2 cups of cherry tomatoes, both red and yellow, and tossed in some chopped basil (about 1/4 cup) and 1 clove of garlic, pressed and some olive oil. I let this sit for several hours. A few minutes before serving I tossed the salad with some salt. I sliced up a baguette and toasted it up with some butter and olive oil in a cast iron skillet, flipping over when golden brown. Rub each piece of bread with garlic clove after removing from skillet and then scoop tomato mixture onto each piece of bread before serving. This made about 14 small toasts.
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