Sitting down to dinner
Been eating out a lot recently -- too busy to cook.
Tonight, took some time to do
Bruschetta.
A local bakery does an awesome kalamata olive/rosemary bread so bought a loaf and then went to a local deli for some killer Prosciutto.
Made a tapenade from Kalamata Olives (pitted) a couple pickled garlic cloves and a couple marinated artichoke hearts pulsed in a food processor until chunky. Splash in a bit of some nice olive oil to make it spread nicely. Add ground pepper.
Get a ripe tomato and dice it coarsely, put in a screen colander over a bowl and toss with some salt (to draw out the moisture).
Cut the bread thickly (3/4 inch), brush with Olive Oil on both sides and toast under a broiler until browned. Put on a layer of the tapenade, some tomato chunks, some basil leaves and top with a slice of Prosciutto.
Absolute heaven in a bite. A good recipe for warmer weather as it's filling and you aren't heating the kitchen up. Nice with either a crisp cold beer or a glass of wine. For broiling, I just use the countertop toaster oven.
Posted by DaveH at June 30, 2010 7:44 PM