Recipe: Andouille Sausage and Shrimp Bruschetta

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Andouille Sausage and Shrimp Bruschetta
Recipe from Chef Matt Ryland, Toftrees Resort and Conference Center, State College.
By Caroline Terenzini.

1 French bread loaf
1 1/2 pounds andouille sausage -- diced
1 pound diced shrimp
1/2 pound grated smoked Gouda cheese
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 cup olive oil

Saut onions and peppers in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil for one minute. Add diced shrimp and sausage and saut two minutes. Add garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Cool in refrigerator.

Slice bread and brush slices with some of the remaining olive oil. Stir the grated cheese in with the cooled shrimp and sausage mixture.

Top each slice of bread with the mixture and place in 350-degree oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.