Description
This Halloween eyeball bruschetta is a fun and spooky appetizer perfect for festive gatherings. Featuring crispy toasted baguette slices topped with creamy mozzarella, black olives, and vibrant red pepper ‘veins,’ this easy-to-make recipe brings a playful touch to your party platter with bold flavors and an eye-catching presentation.
Ingredients
Scale
Bread
- 12 thin slices French baguette
Toppings
- 2 garlic cloves
- 250g mozzarella, cut into thin circles
- 12 black olives
- 2 chargrilled red peppers from a jar
Finishing
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare and toast the bread: Slice the French baguette into 12 thin circles and lightly toast them until crisp and golden brown, ensuring a crunchy base for your bruschetta.
- Flavor the bread: Immediately rub each warmed toasted bread slice with raw garlic cloves, imparting a fragrant, savory aroma and subtle garlic flavor.
- Assemble the eyeballs: Place a thin slice of mozzarella on each garlic-rubbed toast slice. Top each mozzarella circle with a whole black olive to represent the pupil of the eyeball.
- Create red pepper veins: Cut the chargrilled red peppers into thin strands and arrange them around the olive on each bruschetta piece to mimic eyeball veins, adding visual effect and smoky sweetness.
- Finalize and serve: Drizzle each assembled bruschetta lightly with olive oil for richness and shine. Arrange the eyeball bruschettas neatly on platters and serve immediately to enjoy their crisp texture and fresh flavor.
Notes
- Use fresh mozzarella and good quality olives for the best flavor and presentation.
- The chargrilled peppers add a smoky sweetness—substitute with roasted red peppers if chargrilled are unavailable.
- Serve immediately to keep the bruschettas crispy and fresh.
- Can be prepared slightly in advance; toast bread and store separately from toppings.
- Optionally, add a sprinkle of chopped fresh basil or oregano for an herbal note.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bruschetta
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 1.5g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
