Copycat Mellow Mushroom Bruschetta Recipe - Peas and Crayons (2024)

FAQs

What type of tomato is most commonly used for bruschetta? ›

Something sweet and juicy, like heirloom tomatoes, tomatoes, vine tomatoes or Roma tomatoes. If making bruschetta when tomatoes are not in season, I recommend using grape or cherry tomatoes instead. Garlic – We will use just a clove to rub on the bread! Oil – The best extra-virgin olive oil you can afford!

Combine tomatoes, oil, 1 tablespoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Toast cut side of baguette halves on grill or under broiler 1 to 2 minutes. While still hot, lightly rub cut surface with garlic. Spoon tomato mixture over bread with a slotted spoon, then add onion.

Best Tomatoes for Bruschetta

We prefer cherry tomatoes because they're bursting with flavor and have a lower water content (meaning no soggy bread). Plus, cute! Roma tomatoes are a popular option because of their meatier texture (not as watery), but we find they're often lacking in flavor.

There are 330 calories in 1 serving of Mellow Mushroom Bruschetta. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

The most often made mistake when making bruschetta is to add the chopped garlic or worse garlic salt to the tomatoes creating a very overpowering, even bitter after taste.

Take the extra effort to peel and seed large tomatoes…

Not only can thick tomato skins and bitter seeds add a less-than-desirable flavor and texture to your topping, but seeds add extra water, which can make your toasts runny and even soggy.

Peel and gut your tomatoes

Seeds and skin also contain extra water, which can make your bruschetta runny and your toast points soggy.

I use red wine vinegar because I don't find it as harsh as balsamic. It provides great flavor but doesn't take away from the stars which are the bread, tomatoes, and basil. This is how you make non-balsamic bruschetta.

Method. To make the tomato bruschetta: drizzle most of the olive oil over each piece of toast and top with the chopped tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste, before drizzling the remaining few drops of oil on top, and you're done.

Pomodorini, as these tomatoes are known in Italy, are round and named for their resemblance to cherries in terms of size and sweetness. Our pomodorini are packed whole with their skins on and nothing else. Cherry tomatoes are excellent baked, grilled, or sautéed for a quick sauce.

What is the stuff on bruschetta called? ›

Though the whole thing is usually called bruschetta, the topping is called the condiment.

It Starts with Mellow Dough

The distinctive sweet flavor and soft texture of Mellow Mushroom pizza crust starts with a dough made from five simple ingredients and mixed with single-source Appalachian spring water.

Whether you're dining in or ordering takeout, be sure to ask for a side of Esperanza dressing to elevate your meal. Additionally, Mellow Mushroom offers the option to purchase bottles of Esperanza dressing to enjoy at home.

Although I won't lie, I felt like I was cheating on their pizza by eating the burger…. but it was worth it! We tried both the veggie burger and the meat burger and both were mighty tasty, but being meat-eaters I will say we both preferred the “Carnie” burger made with Black Angus beef.

A DOP Italian tomato that's probably the best known in the world is the San Marzano tomato. San Marzano tomatoes are from the Campania region and are almost always used for tomato sauce, fresh or canned. They are somewhat elongated and have a thick and rich pulp with very few seeds.

San Marzano: Perhaps one of the best known varieties, the San Marzano tomato is a DOP-certified plum tomato, thin and pointed, which is grown near Napoli. Its bittersweet taste – making it perfectly suited to a variety of dishes – is beloved across the world.

When selecting tomatoes, choose fragrant ones that smell earthy at the stem end and feel heavy for their size. Avoid any with wrinkled skins. You can also make a caprese with smaller tomato varieties, such as plum, roma, cherry, grape, or sungold.

You'll find this oblong type—roma being the most popular variety—in most cans of whole peeled tomatoes. Because they're fleshy and don't have too many seeds, they're great for cooking.