Red Pepper Bruschetta (no Tomatoes!)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 bulb of garlic
• 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 medium sweet red peppers, halved and seeded
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 12 ounces french baguettes

Recipe

• 1 remove outer skin from garlic bulb (don't separate cloves). brush with 1 tsp oil. wrap in foil. bake at 425°f 30-35 minutes, until soft. cool.
• 2 broil peppers until skins blister, about 10 minutes. immediate place in a paper bag and let sit 15-20 minutes. peel and discard charred skin. coarsely chop peppers.
• 3 cut off top of garlic bulb, squeeze garlic out and chop finely.
• 4 in a bowl, combine parsley, basil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and remaining oil. add peppers and garlic; mix well.
• 5 cut bread in 16 slices about 1/2 inch thick; broil until toasted slightly.
• 6 top toasts with pepper mixture and serve immediately.