Tomato and Bean Bruschetta

Submitted by FloridaGrl

"A different take on the normal tomato bruschetta."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 2 bruschetta
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 cup plum tomato, chopped & seeded & peeled
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup cannellini beans, cooked
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 ounces italian country bread, diagonally sliced into 8 pieces (1/4 inch)
• extra virgin olive oil
• chopped basil (to garnish)

directions

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add tomatoes and garlic, cook 2 minutes stirring constantly.
2. Add cannellini beans,salt and red pepper to pan, mashing beans with a fork. Cook 1 minute or until throughly heated. Remove from heat. Spread bean mixture evenly over each bread slice, drizzle each with 1/2 tspn extra virgin olive oil, and then top with each with 1 1/2 tspns chopped basil.