Artichoke Bruschetta

An American in Spain's Note:

A really great tapa that will get you many compliments. Really simple to make. The original recipe was by Roxanne. I have served this at many of my "Wine and Tapa" parties and was always pleased by the response.

• Total Time: 17 mins
• Prep Time: 12 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 8 tapa se ...

• 1 (6 ½ ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts , drained and chopped
• 1 medium tomato , seeds removed and diced
• ½ cup grated romano cheese or ½ cup parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 French baguette , cut into 1/3 inch thick slices

Directions:

1. Preheat the broiler.
2. Place the bread slices on a baking sheet and toast lightly under the broiler.
3. In a medium bowl, mix marinated artichoke hearts, Romano or Parmesan cheese, red onion, crushed garlic, diced tomato and mayonnaise.
4. Top the lightly toasted French baguette slices with equal amounts of the artichoke heart mixture being careful to spread the mixture over the entire surface.
5. The edges of the bread will tend to burn if not covered by the artichoke mixture.
6. Arrange slices in a single layer on the baking sheet.
7. Broil in the preheated oven 2 minutes, or until toppings are bubbly and lightly browned.

Reviews

[LittleBitGranola]

Brought a double batch of this to a party and it was gone in minutes. A little tip, if you just barely toast the bread before putting on the spread (so it feels toasted but it's not even golden brown) it will be nicely browned after the second broiling and won't end up burnt.

[SarasotaCook]

I just made this Thursday for a light lunch with soup for co workers. I completely forgot to write a review. Sorry. I really like the spread itself, but for me it lacked some kick. I ended up adding some kalamata olives which to me gave it that little salt kick it needed. I like a lot of layers of flavors, but we all enjoyed the dish. I had a roasted tomato soup so this went perfectly.
Thx

I have to amend my review, because I think I was a bit hard. I really like spice and flavors and for me the flavor was more bland then I would make, however the overall recipe was wonderful. I added olive for me, but I just needed that extra kick of salt. I gave it 4 stars, but would like to change that to 5 as it was very very good and I think I was the only one who needed the olives.
Thx, Kim

[LifeIsGood]

Fabulous!! I took this to two different parties over the Christmas holiday. At each party, I was asked for the recipe AND every morsel was devoured. I did double the topping ingredients for the use with one baguette. Awesome recipe, excellent results. Thank you!