Bruschetta with Mini Peppers

A perfect quick and easy snack, an impressive holiday appetizer, or even a simple Netflix night nibble! Only 50 calories (1 SP) per serving! (Not counting the bread!) 

Bruschetta. So many flavors. So many options for ingredients. So many ways to pronounce it (okay, maybe only 2 ways…). So few calories. What’s not to love?!

Bruschetta has really worked its way into being a staple in my life since I started dating an Italian man. If you haven’t tried this I highly recommend it. The dating an Italian part. And the bruschetta part, too, I suppose. Somehow he magically whips this stuff up and turns our empty fridge into the perfect snack for our Netflix night (right now we’re on the Sopranos…so a little bruschetta and red wine pair perrrfectly for this!).

My go-to bruschetta recipe always consisted of tomatoes, onions, feta, and basil. It was delicious. Until I discovered his rendition, and now mine has been completely forgotten. There’s something about the diced mini peppers in his version that gives the bruschetta that extra pop of flavor! Sometimes he will add in some cucumbers, cheese, or homemade cured meats, but I find this recipe to have the best flavor and lowest calories!

You can whip this together in about 10 minutes and have an incredibly tasty, attractive appetizer (perfect for entertaining any surprise visitors! 🙂 )

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BRUSCHETTA WITH MINI PEPPERS

50 calories per serving

1 SP per serving (not counting the bread)

Start out by dicing up 2 medium tomatoes. If you haven’t mastered the art of dicing up tomatoes yet, here’s a little mini tutorial for ya! You’ll first cut each tomato in half at the stem, then cut each half into quarters. The seeds and juice should easily separate from the outer portion of the tomato by using this technique (This might be obvious to some of you but it took me years to figure out how to dice a tomato without making a juicy mess. Yes, I said years.) You can include the inside of the tomato in the bruschetta if you wish, but I prefer to leave it out because I don’t like the seeds!

Next, simply slice each quarter in 3-4 slices, and dice! Place the tomato into a bowl then dice 1/4 of an onion and add to the tomato. Remove tops and seeds from 3 sweet mini peppers then dice and add to the bowl. Add in 1 tsp of minced garlic, 1 Tbsp olive oil, 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp dried basil and salt and pepper to taste. Feel free to add more or less seasonings to your preference, this recipe is extremely customizable! Mix together all ingredients, serve on sliced bread and enjoy! (Calories for bread not included.) Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. It’s a perfect snack to have on hand when you’re in a hurry but still want a healthy and light treat!Looking for more light, healthy, weight watcher friendly snacks? Check out these garlic and parmesan roasted chickpeas, these zucchini garlic and herb bites and these butternut squash “fries” with magic sauce!

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**Recipe created by Caitlin and Andrew 

What do you think? Did this recipe make the cut for you or did it crumble? What would you do differently? I look forward to reading your opinions! 🙂

 

PS: Since I want my blog to be about learning and improving, I wanted to include one of my original images, next to an updated image. Thank you to the Pinch of Yum Food Photography Ebook for these lessons! (Bless my poor, innocent, newbie blogger heart. The original pictures were HORRIFIC!!! Haha!)

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