Grilled Pepper Bruchetta

One

of my

guilty

pleasures

is to

watch

the

Food

Network.

I could

watch the

cooking

shows

for hours!

I saw

this

recipe

last 

summer...

and I

have been

waiting

that long

to make it.

It was

worth

the

wait!

Grilled Pepper Bruchetta

Adapted from Bobby Flay

3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup fresh basil leaves
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
12 (1/2-inch) thick slices French baguette
12 ounces Gorgonzola, at room temperature
2 red bell peppers, grilled, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced
2 yellow bell peppers, grilled, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced


1. Heat the grill to high.

2. Combine the oil, basil and salt and pepper in a blender and blend for 5 minutes. Strain the oil into a bowl.

3. Butter the bread on one side. Grill the bread on both sides until lightly golden brown. 

4. Remove from the grill and spread some of the blue cheese on 1 side of each slice, top with some of the peppers and drizzle with a little of the basil oil.

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