Bruschetta Recipe From the Movie Julie & Julia (2024)

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The Julia Child Bruschetta recipe that's so good it brought my guests to tears. Olive Oil fried rustic bread topped with marinated tomatoes and basil.

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If you're the kind of person who likes to cook, you know the satisfaction you get from serving someone food and having them smile at the end of eating it. If they actually mumble out a "Soooo goood" as they're eating it even better. Betty does that all the time when I feed her, (but she doesn't count because she makes the same sounds eating a TV dinner or a pistachio she swept up from behind the fridge.)

So the MMMMMMmmmmmm sounds are good, but the Holy Grail of feeding someone is bringing them to tears. Reducing a human being to a quaking, sobbing mess whose greatest fear in life is no longer death ... but the thought of never eating this delicious food again.

On August 22nd, 2014 such a miracle occurred in my kitchen. And then it happened again.

I thought it was just a fluke, like when people see Jesus in their Cream of Wheat, but when it happened a second time I knew I'd stumbled upon something pretty spectacular. Definitely more spectacular than a hairy fridge pistachio.

Do you want to know what this miracle food was? Bruschetta. But you knew that already if you read the title of this post.

This isn't just any bruschetta though, it's bruschetta inspired by the movie Julie & Julia which if you don't know, it's a movie based on Julie Powell's blog in which she chronicled her (successful) attempt to recreate every recipe in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". GREAT premise for a blog.

In the movie the bruschetta looked and sounded so goooood. And if you watch the scene from the movie, Julie's husband does exactly what you want people to do when they eat your cooking. He says, "This is GOOOOD!"

Also I love whatshisname. Whatshisname is my favourite character on The Mindy Project right after Mindy. And the other guy who is so funny. You know. The nurse.

The Bruschetta Recipe

So you want to learn how to make this bruschetta? Want to learn how to bring someone to tears with your food? Here we go.

First of all a few tips:

1. Use fresh, crusty bread. Whole slices! Not a baguette.

2. FRY in olive oil. I mean it. You fry it.

3. Don't even attempt this if it isn't summer and you don't have fresh tomatoes.

Let's get started ...

You need bread, olive oil, tomatoes, basil and salt.

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Dice a few fresh, local tomatoes. Extra points for heirloom and homegrown. Even if the home wasn't yours.

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Tear up a handful of fresh basil and add it. Add lots if you love basil, little if you don't. I used this sized bunch for around 5 small-medium tomatoes.

I know you're alarmed that there's no fresh garlic in this recipe but there isn't. I'm not going to second guess Julia Child. It's is 100% delicious without the overpowering flavour of garlic. If you want to add garlic you can but I BEG you to try it without first.

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Drizzle the tomatoes and basil with a good amount of olive oil and let stand for 30-45 minutes.

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After 30 minutes, sprinkle with salt and pepper (I actually don't use pepper but go nuts if you're a pepper person) let sit for another 10 minutes or so.

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Cover the bottom of a pan with olive oil until it's approximately 3mm deep. Just glug it in there. Heat pan over medium/low. Not too hot or your bread will burn, not too low or it'll just soak up a bunch of oil and get gross.

FRYING TIP

To test if your oil is hot enough to fry place the end of a wooden spoon in the oil. If the tip forms bubbles right away, it's at the right temperature to fry.

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While the pan is heating, slice your crusty bread. I make my own bread using the master recipe from this cookbook, The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day but you don't have to make your own bread. Just use a fresh, dense, crusty loaf.

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Fry bread slices in oil until browned or your tongue falls out of your mouth. Whichever comes first.

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Remove bread from the pan and generously spoon the tomato mixture over the top. But first, maybe, just look at the golden brown, toasty, olive oil drenched goodness. Smell it. Love it.

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O.K., NOW you can top it with your tomatoes and basil. Just spoon it right on there. Lots of it.

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And now you eat it.

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Bruschetta from the movie Julie & Julia

If you've watched the movie Julie & Julia you no doubt noticed the bruschetta love scene. I'm not sure anything in a movie has ever looked so delicious. This is that recipe.

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Course: Snack

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 1 hour hour

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 2

Calories: 637kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 medium tomatoes heirloom and a variety of colours if you can get them.
  • 3 large stems basil
  • ½ cup olive oil good quality
  • salt
  • 4 slices bread hearty, crusty bread is best.

Instructions

  • Dice tomatoes.

    Shred basil leaves.

    Mix tomatoes and basil in bowl with ¼ of olive oil, reserving other ¼ cup for frying.

    Let this mixture sit for 30 minutes.

    When the 30 minutes is up, add a generous sprinkling of salt to the mixture and let it sit for another 10 minutes.

    Now is when you can heat up ¼ cup of olive oil (your goal is to have 3mm of oil in the pan) over medium/low heat.

    Once hot, fry your slices of bread until golden.

    Remove bread from pan and top with tomato mixture.

Notes

You can cut the calories in this recipe by using less oil to fry the bread. It won't be *quite* as good, but the snack will have far less guilt associated it.

To test your oil to make sure it's hot enough, dip the end of a wooden spoon into the oil. If bubbles quickly form around the wood, it's the right temperature. If they take a while to bubble, it isn't hot enough. If the oil bubbles and spurts crazily, the pan is too hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 2pieces | Calories: 637kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 56g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 465IU | Vitamin C: 6.4mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2.4mg

I've listed this as a snack, but in the summer this could easily be a meal. Especially if you round it out with a big bowl of ice cream.

Serve the bruschetta HOT. With a box of Kleenex.

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FAQs

What food is served in the movie Julie and Julia? ›

The recipe that plays the biggest part in "Julie & Julia" is boeuf Bourguignon, and while she is browning the beef, Adams' character informs her husband, "If you don't dry meat, it won't brown." (Child's exact words in her seminal cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" are "Dry the beef in paper towels; it will ...

What is the explanation of a bruschetta? ›

In its most simple form, bruschetta is a tasty tomato topping for toasted slices of crusty Italian bread. Traditionally, it's made with red ripe tomatoes, chopped herbs and extra virgin olive oil, but really, there are so many variations of bruschetta to fall in love with.

Why is bruschetta so good? ›

The perfect Bruschetta is so much more than just a piece of bread. At its best, bruschetta will have a rough, crisp surface rubbed with fresh garlic while still warm, then drizzled with the finest, fruitiest, freshest extra virgin olive oil and dusted with salt.

What is the duck dish in Julie and Julia? ›

Anyway, I noticed that the last dish that 'Julie' had to make was a fully boned duck, stuffed and baked in a fancy pastry crust – Pâté de Canard en Croûte.

What was the meal that changed Julia Child's life? ›

For their first meal in France, Paul ordered oysters, sole meunière and a green salad. Child devoured the meal, calling it “perfection.” Alex Prud'homme, Child's grandnephew and cowriter of her memoir, “My Life in France,” opened the book with this now famous scene.

What are Julia's 10 best recipes? ›

10 Essential Julia Child Recipes Everyone Should Master
  1. Coq a Vin.
  2. Vichyssoise.
  3. Quiche Lorraine.
  4. Boeuf Bourguignon.
  5. Crêpes Suzette.
  6. Chicken Waterzooi.
  7. Cassoulet.
  8. Vinaigrette.
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Did Julie ever meet Julia? ›

“Though I never met Julia, she changed me, as she did with so many of her other acolytes,” Powell wrote.

What is Julia Child's most famous dish? ›

Child's Boeuf Bourguignon recipe was featured in one of the earliest episodes of The French Chef and has become a classic among the many Child enthusiasts at GBH. In fact, GBH News host Henry Santoro concludes there's no better recipe for the dish.

What is bruschetta made of? ›

Bruschetta is a classic Italian appetizer that is easy to make at home. Toasted bread is topped with tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and fresh basil. Use a high-quality balsamic vinegar for best results.

What is the stuff on bruschetta called? ›

food blogger Author has 2.8K answers and 47.2M. · 10mo. Though the whole thing is usually called bruschetta, the topping is called the condiment.

Is crostini the same as bruschetta? ›

The main difference between these two toasts is that crostini is often thinly sliced, while bruschetta is usually served in thicker slices and drizzled with olive oil before it's toasted. The standard topping is diced tomato mixed with olive oil, garlic and Italian herbs—delicious, but a little boring.

What are the best tomatoes for bruschetta? ›

The key to making the best bruschetta? It's all in the tomatoes. Because tomatoes are the focus of this simple recipe, it's worth it to use ripe, fresh ones. Juicier tomatoes work, but drier varieties like Roma are really what you're looking for.

Why does my bruschetta taste bitter? ›

If your bruschetta is bitter, it is probably your olive oil. Extra virgin olive oil varies in pungency and bitterness. Try trying other brands to see if you can find something a little more pleasant for you!

Why do people say bruschetta wrong? ›

The mispronunciation makes sense if you don't understand the way Italians pronounce certain letters or groups of letters. In English, 'sch' would typically be pronounced as 'shh'. However, in Italian, a 'ch' is always pronounced as a 'k'. Therefore, bruschetta should sound like bru-skett-ah.

What was Julia Child's favorite appetizer? ›

It mentioned that Child set out Goldfish as a Thanksgiving appetizer each year to pair with "reverse martinis"—her cocktail hour creation that included vermouth on the rocks with a floater of gin.

What food did they make in the movie chef? ›

This is THE Cuban Roast Pork from the 2014 movie “Chef”, created especially for the movie by LA Korean-fusion food truck original and rockstar chef Roy Choi. Easy to make, the pork is juicy and tender (no thermometer required!) and the flavour is incredible.

What food do they make in chef movie? ›

Chef Carl Casper cooks pretty high end French/Italian culinary food in the beginning. He once cooked sweetbreads, but that wasn't the 'crowd pleaser' the patron was looking for. And his moelleux — or chocolate lava cakes in English — , are cooked with a cylinder of frozen chocolate ganache in the middle.

How is Julie's experience with food in New York different from the way Julia experiences food in Paris? ›

In a number of ways, JULIE's experience with food in New York differs from JULIA's in Paris. While Paris is known for its rich culinary tradition and emphasis on traditional French cooking techniques, New York is a diverse, cosmopolitan city with a wide range of cuisines and ingredients.

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