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A white bowl completely filled with fiercely bubbling, wildly hot baked cream cheese aggressively topped with freezing cold fresh tomato bruschetta and dark balsamic glaze.

Fiercely Bubbling Three-Cheese Tomato Bruschetta Dip

This fiercely rich three-cheese tomato bruschetta dip completely destroys your boring appetizer routine! A wildly heavy, violently hot cream cheese blend is aggressively drowned in a freezing cold, highly acidic fresh tomato salad.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian-American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 block 8 oz completely full-fat cream cheese totally softened (approx. 225g)
  • 1 cup deeply rich low-moisture mozzarella cheese freshly grated (approx. 115g)
  • 1/2 cup deeply aged Parmigiano-Reggiano freshly grated (approx. 50g)
  • 4 massive Roma tomatoes heavily diced with wet seeds completely removed
  • 4 massive cloves fresh garlic finely minced (divided)
  • 1/4 cup completely fresh basil leaves sliced into thin ribbons
  • 1 tablespoon rich olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons deeply dark balsamic glaze
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Heavily toasted baguette slices for aggressive dipping

Instructions
 

  • Prep the Cold Topping: Drop your heavily diced, completely seedless Roma tomatoes, half of the minced garlic, and fresh basil directly into a glass mixing bowl. Aggressively splash the olive oil and kosher salt over the tomatoes, violently tossing them before placing the bowl in the cold refrigerator.
  • Whip the Heavy Cheese: Drop your totally soft cream cheese, freshly grated mozzarella, heavy parmesan, the remaining raw garlic, and black pepper directly into a separate massive bowl. Use a sturdy spatula to vigorously smash the thick dairy fats together until they completely blend into a fiercely smooth paste.
  • Bake the Hot Base: Aggressively scrape the violently thick cheese mixture completely into a heavy 8x8 ceramic baking dish, smoothing the top perfectly flat. Throw the heavy dish directly into a screaming hot 400°F (200°C) oven for exactly 20 minutes until the edges fiercely bubble and brown.
  • Assemble the Dip: Pull the violently dripping, wildly hot cheese base entirely out of the blazing oven and let it vigorously rest for exactly three minutes.
  • Garnish and Serve: Aggressively spoon your freezing cold, highly acidic tomato topping completely over the center of the heavy molten cheese. Squeeze a massive, wildly sticky zigzag of deeply dark balsamic glaze directly over the fiercely steaming tomatoes and serve immediately with toasted crostini!

Notes

Tomato Warning: You absolutely must avoid horribly throwing wet, watery tomato seeds into this recipe. You desperately need to vigorously scoop the soft centers completely away; otherwise, the hungry liquids will violently turn your heavy cheese into a horrible soup.
Cheese Grating Warning: Do not violently try to use cheap, pre-shredded cheese from a plastic bag. You must rigorously grate solid blocks of mozzarella and parmesan, or the intense heat will fiercely cause the anti-caking starches to break your dip.
Storage: Let the heavy ceramic dish completely cool to total room temperature. Store the leftover hot cheese and the cold tomato topping in completely separate, tightly sealed glass boxes in the cold refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheating Warning: Reheat the cheese base gently in a hot oven. Violently blasting the mixed dip in the aggressive office microwave will completely boil the heavy dairy, fiercely causing the beautiful cold tomatoes to turn horribly mushy.