Saturday, September 10, 2011

Brio's Summer Bruschetta

Brio is a chain restaurant that has recently opened in our local mall. My family really likes their Italian food there, so we frequent the restaurant enough to know most of the waiters and have them know our regular orders. The head chef has specialties based on the season and fresh ingredients on hand, and this summer they had the Summer Bruschetta. I tried it because it is vegetarian, looked good on someone else's plate, and was not the typical $18 meal that the restaurant has. The plate comes with 6 crusty pieces of bread overflowing with toppings. There is pesto on the bread, followed by mozzarella cheese, a slice of tomato, then a mixture of (very mild) cilantro pesto and chopped yellow tomatoes is put on top. An amazing balsamic reduction is drizzled on top and then it is all sprinkled with fresh grated parmesan cheese to add the perfect kick to the dish. It is amazing! 

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