Bruschetta & Limoncello : July Recipes to Rival

To my Fellow Recipes to Rivalers,
i skipped last month due to budgetary and time contraints. but i am back again to participate. this month's challenge is brought to you by Lauren of Fried Pickles and Ice Cream. we went to Italy: Bruschetta and Limoncello. it's a perfect summer meal: slices of crunchy garlic bread topped with cool diced tomato and olive oil concoction. the limoncello is a palate cleanser, usually drunk after dinner or added in something sweet like semifreddo.

i added chopped green peppers to my bruschetta, i had half of one leftover and i didn't want it to go to waste. the limoncello was more like an experiment for me. it initially smelled like rubbing alcohol and the end result, prior to the simple syrup being added, looked rather unappetizing with it's neon yellow hue. however, once the syrup was added, the yellow became a lovely buttercup shade, but cloudy. the taste was still strong but Nuria thought it was great. i'd add it as a splash with some seltzer water or clear soda.