Bruschetta

I fell in love with this at Macaroni Grill and had to try and make it myself. It's basically garlic toast topped with fresh Parmesan cheese, tomatoes, and basil.

1 Baguette; I prefer a slender, good fresh loaf so it's more appetizer size and tastes best.
1 fresh garlic clove (highly optionaly; I prefer the toast without it.)
Fresh Parmesan cheese, not from the sprinkle can, super thin slices are best and shredded works.
3 or 4 small or 2 or 3 large good fresh tomatoes
About 2-3 Tbsp more or less of Fresh basil or about 1 Tbps dried basil if fresh is expensive or out of season
Drizzle of olive oil
Salt to taste

Dice tomatoes. Toss with the basil, a light drizzle of olive oil, and salt to taste.

Slice the baguette to about 1/2 in thickness. Lay them on a baking sheet. Broil on highest rack in oven (just below heat source) till toasted golden. No need to preheat oven much.

Optional: Peel the garlic and rub each slice of toast with the clove. One clove will go a long way and you don't want to rub too much or else the toast will actually burn your mouth!

Top all the toast with a layer of Parmesan. Top with tomato mixture just before serving so the toast doesn't get soggy. If serving this at a party, I like to display the bread covered in Parmesan surrounding a bowl of the tomato mixture on a platter. That way people can top the tomatoes themselves and the toast doesn't get soggy.