I could make a meal of snacks. In fact, I have. My favorite thing is to have some crostini (don't let the food snobs fool you- this is a fancy word for toast) topped with all manner of different things. My current fave toppings are Tomato Bruschetta with Feta and Fresh Pea Spread with Feta. Yum... feta... but I digress. I don't use a recipe for these, so I have just included the ingredients. The key is to taste before topping your bread. I taste and ask myself: is there enough salt? Pepper? Acidity? Is one ingredient overpowering all others? Being a chronic recipe clipper, I find that when I make something without using a recipe is very rewarding. Even if it is just pureed peas on toast.
CROSTINI
Toast slices of a Baguette, French bread or Italian bread until just golden brown. You can drizzle with olive oil before toasting (in a toaster oven or in the oven- probably not a good idea in a toaster), but I usually just make it dry.TOMATO BRUSCHETTA
- tomato(es), medium dice
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- splash of balsamic vinegar
- finely minced garlic (squash it into a paste with the side of your knife even)
- feta cheese, crumbled
- crostini
FRESH PEA SPREAD WITH FETA
- frozen peas, thawed in a sieve under running water*
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- salt
- pepper
- crostini
- feta, crumbled
*I know, this is technically not a "fresh" pea spread, but it tastes like it and the name sounds better than Frozen Pea Spread.
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