Our Blistered Tomato Breakfast Toast with Pesto and Arugula is a most delicious way to start your day. Toasted rustic bread is topped with pesto, arugula, fresh basil and a blistered tomato mixture for a burst of flavor in every bite.
Breakfast Toast
Why have just toast with butter when you can start your day with a breakfast pesto tomato toast that’s easy to make and gourmet too?
Heirloom tomatoes and garlic seasoned with balsamic vinegar gently cook until just softened.
As tomatoes quickly bister in the oven, slices of thick crusty bread toast along with them.
Peppery arugula greens and fragrant basil add fresh flavor to this arugula toast along with a classic summer pesto.
Prefer not to turn on your oven on a hot summer morning? No worries! Scroll down for a stove top skillet method for cooking the tomatoes. You're welcome!
Love avocado toast? You can easily turn our tomato pesto toast into avocado toast. Simply spread mashed avocado on the toast or top with chopped avocado.
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Granola With Yogurt Breakfast Parfaits is another delicious way to start your day!
Learn all about pesto, what does pesto taste like, how to make it, store it and even freeze it, along with lots more easy pesto recipes!
And if you love everything tomato then you must try my easy Tomato Relish recipe too!
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How to make breakfast toast
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- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Toss tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and vinegar together.
- Arrange in single layer on baking sheet with shallow sides.
- Roast 10 minutes or until tomatoes are blistered.
- Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet or directly on oven rack and bake until toasted, about 5 minutes.
- Spread pesto on toasts.
- Top with arugula and basil and top with roasted tomatoes and drizzle with their juices.
Skillet Method
Prefer not to turn on your oven? No worries. Just follow these easy directions for heating the tomatoes on the stove top in a skillet and toasting the bread in your toaster.
- Toast bread slices.
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add tomatoes and garlic and cook until tomatoes are just blistered and garlic is fragrant; remove from heat and stir in vinegar.
- Spread pesto on toasts.
- Toss arugula and basil and arrange on toasts.
- Top with roasted tomatoes and drizzle with their juices.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Cut each toast into smaller pieces and serve as an appetizer
- Slice each toast into three triangles for a pretty presentation on a brunch buffet
- Top with a poached egg for a heartier breakfast
- Make an avocado toast and add mashed or chopped avocado
Substitutions
- Change up the greens and substitute baby spinach or baby kale for the arugula
Ingredients to make a breakfast toast
- heirloom grape tomatoes – pretty colors and sweet and juicy
- garlic – adds savory notes
- olive oil – helps the tomatoes to roast
- balsamic vinegar – adds sweet tangy flavor
- rustic Italian bread – adds great texture
- pesto – fresh summer flavors
- arugula – peppery greens
- fresh basil – fresh herb flavor
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- And if you're craving a pizza in the morning, make it a Smoked Mozzarella & Prosciutto Breakfast Pizza. These breakfast pizzas are made with store bought pizza crusts topped with pesto, prosciutto, smoked mozzarella and tomatoes, then with an egg. and baked in the oven!
Blistered Tomato Breakfast Toast With Pesto And Arugula
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Ingredients
- 1 pint (2 cups) heirloom grape tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic , thinly sliced
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
- 4 slices (1-inch thick) rustic Italian bread
- 4 Tbs. basil pesto or store bought pesto
- 2 cups arugula
- 1 Tbs. sliced fresh basil
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Combine tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and vinegar until evenly coated.
- Arrange on baking sheet with shallow sides.
- Roast tomatoes 10 minutes or until just softened and blistered.
- Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet or directly on oven rack and bake until toasted, about 5 minutes.
- Spread pesto on toasts.
- Toss arugula and basil and arrange on toasts.
- Top with roasted tomatoes and drizzle with their juices.
Notes
- Toast bread slices.
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add tomatoes and garlic and cook until tomatoes are just blistered and garlic is fragrant; remove from heat and stir in vinegar.
- Spread pesto on toasts.
- Toss arugula and basil and arrange on toasts.
- Top with roasted tomatoes and their juices.
- Cut each toast into smaller pieces and serve as an appetizer
- Slice each toast into three triangles for a pretty presentation on a brunch buffet
- Top with a poached egg for a heartier breakfast
- Change up the greens and substitute baby spinach or baby kale for the arugula
- Make it an avocado toast and add mashed or chopped avocado
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