Fiery Summer Bruschetta With Zesty Olive Spread And Spicy Candied Bacon

Ingredients

Spicy Candied Bacon:

  • 8 slices thick cut bacon, halved
  • 1/4 cup good quality maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper, or to taste

Summer Salad:

  • 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 lime, zested and juiced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 pint heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 fresh sweet white corn on cob, kernels removed and reserved
  • 1 mango, peeled, flesh removed and diced
  • 1/4 cup bocconcini, torn into pieces
  • 1/2 red onion, finely diced
  • 4 tablespoons chiffonade fresh basil leaves
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Bruschetta:

  • 1/2 cup olive oil, plus more as needed
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • 1 loaf sourdough bread, cut into 8 slices (not precut bread)

Zesty Olive Spread:

  • 1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 1 red jalapeno, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup pitted black cerignola olives (can substitute black olives)
  • 1/2 cup manzanella olives
  • 2 tablespoons capers
  • 1 shallot, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves

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