Fusion Bruschetta
Made with jarred salsa, fresh tomato, olives and capers on French bread, Fusion Bruschetta is an easy appetizer that tastes like you chopped all day. 
I think of New Year’s Eve appetizers as glorious. Over the top. Choux pastry with salmon, a perfect shrimp topped with a lemon curl, an entire wheel of cheese.
But all of that style is time-consuming. So it really helps to have a few recipes that are high on flavor but easy to make. Enter Fusion Bruschetta.
Fusion Bruschetta
The recipe comes from friends we vacationed with in Captiva last winter. It was a wonderful trip, relaxing and beautiful! We’re going again with the kids.
Start with toasted French Bread slices
Now one of the lovely surprises of the vacation was all the cooking-among-friends that occurred. Lots of delicious food with lots of fun couples! They do call this paradise! 
I decided to name this appetizer “fusion” bruschetta because it combines elements of Mexican and Italian cooking. They meld perfectly in this.
And as promised, ready in a flash.
Mmmm!
- 1/2 loaf French bread
- 1 cup medium “chunky” salsa
- 6 olives, ideally Kalamata olives
- 1 Tablespoon capers
- 1 medium tomato
- Preheat oven tp 400 F.
- Slice French bread into 1/3 inch slices, then toast in hot oven until crisp.
- Chop olives and tomato, then mix with salsa and capers
- When bread slices are ready top with a Tablespoon or two of tomato mixture
- Servings will vary depending on the slice of your bread slices.
New Year’s Appetizers
- Bacon and Brie Wontons by That Recipe
- Brie and Pear Crostini with Honey-Balsamic Glaze by Sweet Beginnings
- Coconut Shrimp with Pineapple Salsa by Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Creamy Mushroom Cups by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Fusion Bruschetta by Art of Natural Living
- Green Herb Dip by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Tomato Bread by Our Good Life
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You can never go wrong with bruschetta. It’s so versatile and appeals to so many. We have those plates!! Actually have quite a collection of that pattern. I love seeing old glassware in posts.
The capers and olives with the salsa sounds like a great combination. Bruschetta is such an easy but fabulous appetizer.
Isn’t it Audrey!
Oh yum! Dave is a master at making bruschetta so I shall show him this recipe 🙂
Well that’s lucky. I don’t think my husband could make an appetizer to save his life!
Such an easy way to make Bruschetta! I think this is one of those recipes everyone needs to have on hand.
I need a quick appetizer this weekend and this is a candidate again…
love this looks absolutely delicious Inger!!
Thanks Gloria!
I love the “fusion” flavors! And the salty olives and capers!
Yes, capers and olives make pretty much anything better!
Lovely and easy idea for holiday entertaining! You should call them “fuschetta!”
Love that David!