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Keep it simple with bruschetta

This trio of appetizers is a party pleaser.

December 28, 2017 at 1:53PM
Bruschetta, the perfect holiday appetizer, made simple by Lidia Bastianich at Lidia's restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. (Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1218606
Bruschetta, the perfect holiday appetizer, made simple by Lidia Bastianich at Lidia’s restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lidia Bastianich knows how to short-cut even the simplest of recipes.

When I asked the popular PBS cooking personality for holiday cocktail party tips, she chose a trio of bruschetta from her latest cookbook "Lidia's Celebrate Like an Italian."

Bruschetta is a deceptively simple appetizer — one that even non-cooks can prepare.

"It looks like you've worked all day, and you can use leftovers," she says. "Even the bread can be from yesterday. It will revive."

Bruschetta (pronounced broo-SKEH-tah) is Italian for "to roast over coals." Simply toast bread, rub each slice with a garlic clove and then brush each slice with olive oil (you don't want to change the fresh flavor of the olive oil by exposing it to heat) and top.

Lidia Bastianich makes a simple, but beautiful and delicious, bruschetta, the perfect appetizer to serve at holiday dinners. (Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1218606
Lidia Bastianich makes a simple, but beautiful and delicious, bruschetta, the perfect appetizer to serve at holiday dinners. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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