BBQ recipes – Bacon Bruschetta recipe

This bacon bruschetta recipe might be one of our favourite simple BBQ ideas. We love BBQ recipes that are quick and easy to make but perfect BBQ ideas to impress a crowd. These bruschetta with mozzarella cheese are simple to make and can be made in advance with little to no prep when guests arrive! This bruschetta with cheese recipe combines our Double Smoked British Bacon, creamy mozzarella cheese, pesto and fresh tomato tapenade. For more British BBQ food ideas, check out our recipe page.

Ingredients

• The Jolly Hog Double Smoked British Streaky Bacon (or our sweet Black Treacle Streaky Bacon could also work well)
• Bread (we love a thick sourdough or ciabatta)​
• 3 medium tomatoes ​
• 2 shallots​
• 1.5 tbsp Belazu Roasted Garlic Flavour Hack​
• A few tbsps olive oil ​
• Green pesto (we like Belazu Genovese Peso)​
• 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar ​
• Handful of chopped basil​​
• Mozzarella​ (or burrata)

Method

• Begin this BBQ bacon bruschetta recipe by making the tomato bruschetta recipe.
• Start by putting your tomatoes on the BBQ until they’ve charred slightly, then remove them.
• Chop the tomatoes up, as well as the shallots.
• Combine the tomatoes, shallots, garlic, olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a bowl.
• Add our Double Smoked Streaky British Bacon to the BBQ, alongside thick slices of bread with a drizzle of olive oil.
• When the bread is nicely charred, and the bacon is crispy, top the bread with pesto. Add burrata or mozzarella cheese (if you like a mozzarella bruschetta recipe, or you can leave the cheese completely for a dairy free option)​.
• Top the bacon bruschetta with the bruschetta mix, then the crispy bacon chopped into shards and a few fresh basil leaves. Tuck in!