Bruschetta with Tomato & Basil on Rye

This is very simple to make for a quick snack or a light meal. Dark rye bread is particularly rich in the lignan family of phytoestrogens.

Ingredients

• 2 firm, ripe tomatoes, cut into very small pieces handful basil leaves, finely chopped
• ½ small clove garlic, crushed
• ⅛ small Spanish onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• Pinch sea salt
• Pinch crushed black pepper
• 4 thick slices rye bread

Method

1. Combine the tomatoes, basil, garlic, onion, olive oil, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl.
2. Place the rye slices on an oven tray and toast lightly on both sides under the griller for a few minutes.
3. Serve the toasted rye bread piled high with the tomato mixture. Serves two people as a snack, or four if offered as an appetiser.

Serves 2

Per serve: calories 209; fat 9 g (39 per cent of calories from fat); saturated fat 1 g; carbohydrate 28 g; fibre 4 g; cholesterol 0 mg; calcium 50 mg.