Anais submitted this recipe honoring her ancestry. She hails from the

Catalan region  of Catalonia, an autonomous community of Spain. This

is a spectacular blending of basic Mediterranean flavors. The recipe is

very versatile and it is suitable as an appetizer, a breakfast sandwich, a

quick lunch or dinner, a salad accompaniment and much more. 

Catalan Bushetta

Serves 2 as an appetizer.
Serves up to 4 guests as a snack or other occasions.

1 loaf Italian or French country-style bread – in thick slices

Generous Extra virgin olive oil

3 Medium-sized ripe juicy tomatoes

Salt

1. Cut 4 thick slices of bread and toast both sides of the slices in a toaster, under a broiler, or grill them on a barbecue.

2. Slowly toast the slices of bread over hot wood-embers. The taste of the toasts using this traditional method is unmatched.

3. Place the toasts on a platter without stacking them.

4. Cut a tomato in half crosswise. Cup a tomato half in your hand and rub the cut side of the tomato on the toasts. First you do one side, turn the toast over, and rub the tomato on the other side of the toast. Rub all toasts with the tomato halves.

5. Don't worry when tomato seeds and a little bit of flesh stick to the bread, it's a part of the Catalan bruschetta recipe.

6. With an olive oil cruet or dispenser, if you have one, drizzle olive oil on both sides of the slices liberally. Finally, sprinkle some salt over the slices of bread to taste. The basic Catalan recipe for bruschetta is ready.

Picture courtesy of www.mediterranean-food-recipes.com.

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