Jamie's Bruschetta
- 4 slices of sourdough bread
- 2 bulbs leftover roasted fennel, roughly sliced
- A few sprigs fresh basil, leaves picked and chopped, smaller leaves reserved
- 1 fresh red chile, finely chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 ounces/ 50 g Parmesan cheese
- 1 (1 1/2-ounces/ 125 g) ball buffalo mozzarella
- 1 clove garlic, unpeeled and halved
- Put your bread slices onto a hot griddle and toast on both sides.
- Add the fennel to a bowl with the chopped basil leaves and most of the chile.
- Squeeze in the lemon juice, add a good drizzle extra-virgin olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper and a few shavings of Parmesan, then toss everything together.
- Have a quick taste to make sure the seasoning is right and add a bit more lemon juice or salt, if needed.
- When the bread is nice and charred, rub the cut side of the garlic all over it.
- Drizzle with some extra-virgin olive oil then top with a small handful of your fennel mixture.
- Tear the mozzarella into quarters and place one on each bruschetta.
- Top with some thin shavings of Parmesan, a few little sprinkles of chile and the reserved basil.
- And just like that you've got a lovely lunch.
bread, fennel, fresh basil, fresh red chile, lemon, extravirgin olive oil, salt, parmesan cheese, buffalo mozzarella, clove garlic
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jamies-bruschetta.html (may not work)