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Griddled peasant bread with olive butter

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Ingredients

  • For Olive Butter:
  • 60g softened unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp black olive spread, such as tapenade
  • 1 tbsp finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped fresh basil leaves (about 6)
  • L loaf crusty country-style or sour dough bread
  • 80ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 large clove garlic

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Griddled peasant bread with olive butter

For olive butter: In a bowl combine first three ingredients.

2) Cut bread into 1.5cm to 2cm thick Technique: Slice Cutting a thin piece or pieces from a larger ingredient or dish. You can slice ingredients using a slicing disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please slices and brush both sides of bread with oil, season with salt and pepper and transfer to a heated griddle.

3) Griddle each side of the bread for one to two minutes, or until lightly toasted and griddle marked.

4) Rub bread with the garlic clove, then, while bread is still hot, spread with some of the olive butter.

5) Transfer to a warm serving dish.  

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