pa amb oli

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Pa amb Oli

Bread with olive oil

 

 

Pa amb oli means " bread with olive oil " in Majorcan, and it is as commonly eaten

in the Balearic Islands as pa amb tomàquet is in Catalonia. But while the

Majorcan usually add the tomato to their bread and then the olive oil, most

Catalans do the reverse. Both preparations can be served as breakfast, as a

snack at any time, or as an accompaniment to lunch or dinner. As with pa amb

tomàquet, this recipe can be embellished with toppings such as olives or cheese.

 

Serves 6

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

6 (3/4-inch thick) slices rustic crusty bread, dark rye, or baguette

1 clove garlic, peeled halved

3 tomatoes, halved crosswise

Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling

Salt

 

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Place the bread slices on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 5 minutes, or

until golden and crisp. Remove from the oven and immediately rub 1 side of each

slice with a cut side of the garlic. Then rub the same side of each slice with

the cut side of a tomato half, pressing a little to squeeze some of the pulp and

seeds onto the bread. Drizzle olive oil over the tomato and sprinkle with salt.

Serve while the bread is still warm and crisp.