This savoury persimmon appetizer makes a delicious party food idea or light, vegan snack.
Persimmon appetizer
This easy persimmon bruschetta recipe is based on the popular classic Italian starter dish. Typically it uses olive oil, garlic and tomatoes served on thick grilled slices of baguette. This bruschetta recipe has a twist – instead of tomatoes I used persimmons.
To make this snack start by combining the chopped persimmon with the lemon juice, oil and basil. Then toast the baguette slices, rub with garlic and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Then simply place a generous amount of the persimmon mixture on top, scatter pine nuts and enjoy!
Persimmons
Persimmon is a fruit which originates in Japan and China but is now grown in many other places and you can buy it here in the UK (quite cheaply) around this time of year. It actually looks like a tomato, except is orange and hasn’t got the acidity and juiciness of the tomato. It’s sweet and delicious and until now I only enjoyed it as a snack. As it turns out, despite its sweet flavour, persimmon works really well in a savoury recipe too!
Persimmons are quite firm and will hold their shape even when finely chopped. They are also not as juicy as tomatoes, for example, so won’t make the bread soggy . They are really so easy to work with. They can be eaten whole as there are no seeds to deal with, the skin isn’t very tough so there is no need to peel the fruit. And they are fabulously nutritious too, full of beta carotene, vitamins and minerals. I recommend drizzling the bread with the balsamic vinegar rather than adding the vinegar into the persimmon mixture as it will cause the fruit to lose its vibrant orange/yellow colour and turn slightly brown.
If you like this recipe check out also my easy persimmon bread recipe.
More easy party food ideas
If you like this recipe you may also like My Mum’s Best Russian Potato Salad. Try also this easy Baked Camembert with Peaches. You may also enjoy this Stuffed Avocado with Salsa and Beans.
Easy Bruschetta Recipe with Persimmon
Ingredients
- 6-8 baguette slices cut at an angle
- 2 persimmons finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 8-10 large basil leaves finely chopped
- Balsamic vinegar for drizzling on the bread
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Pine nuts lightly toasted, for sprinkling on top
- Small piece of garlic
Instructions
- Combine the chopped persimmons with the oil, lemon juice and basil, season, stir and set aside.
- Heat up a griddle pan and toast the baguette slices for about 1-2 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and rub one side with the garlic. Drizzle with a little balsamic vinegar. Top with the persimmon mixture and pine nuts and serve.
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Persimmons are so plentiful at the moment and I love the flavor for both sweet and savory. This Looks like a great way to use persimmons 🙂
Thanks Petra:)
Persimmon is one of those fruits I am never sure what to do with. I will definitely be getting some after reading this! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Thanks Kirsty! Persimmon is delicious on its own – no seeds to remove, no need to peel, just rinse, slice into wedges and enjoy:)
Ok I am drooling in front of my screen at the moment, I love persimmon this looks so yummy! Totally pinning 🙂 xo
Thank you so much!
I gotta try this. Bruschetta is always a treat, thanks for the idea
This sounds so yum, I love persimmon – I’ll have to keep an eye out for them again in the shops 🙂
Thank you! You can get them in Lidl, Aldi and Asda (which sold packs of 4 for only 59p last week!) but I am sure other supermarkets sell them too:) Thanks for stopping by:)
This sounds gorgeous! Love persimmon and they seem to be becoming more widely available X
Thanks Mandy! It’s true they are really easy to find now and so cheap too!
oh wow…I have not seen persimmon since my teenage years. We had 2 huge trees in our neighborhood in India to be shared by all. Have not seen this fruit in the US for the last 2 decades 🙂 Brought back good memories:)
Glad to hear it! Wow, how fabulous that must have been! It’s too bad you can’t get this fruit in the US, perhaps smaller international shops sell it?
I am going to check in the local Asian stores and ask around now:)
Good luck! Hope you find it:)