Bruschetta Trio [1]
From Wolfgang Puck [2]

21 slices batard or good French bread, sliced 1 inch thick
1/2 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves
1 cup goat cheese, softened
1 cup olive tapenade (recipe follows)
1 cup roasted peppers, store-bought
7 white anchovies
1/2 cup garlic aioli (recipe follows)
1-2 tomatoes confit
7 slices Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

1. Lightly oil the bread on both sides and grill.
2. Rub the bread with the garlic cloves.
3. Spread soft goat cheese on 7 pieces of bread and top with olive tapenade.
4. Spread soft goat cheese on 7 pieces of bread top with roasted peppers and white anchovies.
5. Spread garlic aioli on 7 pieces of bread.
6. Place confit tomato on top and then Parmesan.
7. Drizzle olive oil and aged balsamic vinegar on each piece.

Serves 7.

Confit Tomato

1. Blanch tomatoes in boiling salted water for 15 seconds. Shock in ice water.
2. Peel and quarter tomatoes and remove the seeds with a knife. Place on a sheet pan; cover half way with olive oil.
3. Season each piece with salt and sugar. Roast in a 225 degree F. oven for 20 minutes.

Aioli
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1/4 cup chopped basil
2 extra-large raw egg yolks (see Note)
Salt
Freshly ground white pepper
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 1/2 to 2 cups safflower oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice

1. In a food processor or blender, combine the garlic, basil, egg yolks, salt, pepper, and Dijon mustard and process to combine.
2. With the machine running, add the oil in a slow, steady stream a thick, creamy emulsion forms. Pulse in the lemon juice and adjust the seasonings to taste.

Makes about 2 cups.

Black and Green Olive Tapenade [3]
From Wolfgang Puck [4]

1 cup Nicoise olives, pitted
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained
1 cup small green French olives (Picholine), pitted
1 tablespoon capers
1 garlic clove
1 anchovy fillet
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1/4 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Crostini, recipe follows

1. In a food processor, combine all the ingredients, except the olive oil and crostini.
2. Using the pulse button, process until coarsely chopped and well blended. Continue to process, slowly adding the olive oil.
3. Refrigerate in a covered container.
4. Spread on homemade crostini, recipe follows.

Croutons

1 French-bread baguette, sliced into rounds
2 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tbls olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Arrange bread slices on 2 baking sheets. Bake bread until crisp and golden brown, about 15 minutes.
3. Rub remaining 2 garlic cloves over 1 side of each crouton.
4. Lightly brush croutons with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
5. Serve croutons warm or at room temperature with dips. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cool croutons completely; store in airtight container at room temperature.)

Other bruschetta topping ideas include:
Shaved Parmesan, dry jack or Gruyère cheese
Fresh, creamy goat cheese, at room temperature
Roasted red bell peppers, home-roasted or bottled, cut into thin strips
Oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, cut into thin strips
Capers, drained
Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced, or halved, seeded, and diced
Fresh basil leaves, cut into fine julienne strips or left whole
Crushed red pepper flakes
Balsamic vinegar
Thinly sliced prosciutto
Anchovy fillets packed in olive oil, drained
Fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced