Hearty Italian -- a naturally healthy cuisine (3)



Bruschetta
in its most simplistic form

 Another hearty Italian delicacy that I love is
pizza.

Not for the cheese, not for the crust, not even for the toppings..
-- these are all un-authentic images protrayed by fast food restaurants..

What I love about it is
the healthfulness of traditional Italian pizza.

Apparently, pizza was originally "developed" as a poor people's food,
where Italian in the old days just spread thin layer of tomato paste
and sprinkle a bit of olive oil on top of a thin layer of grilled bread
to serve as a simple meal.

I happened to taste this very original pizza at another small cafe in Roma,
where they simply serve thin crust pizza with only 3 ingredients:
tomato paste, olive oil and rosemary flakes.

Despite the simplicity, it's the best pizza I ever eve had.
Grateful!

Back in Singapore,
I had limitation of accessing to an oven,
also, I have a quirk not to work on anything with flour
(ask me personally!.. kekeke..)

So I decided to transform this nice
pizza idea into Bruschetta!!
-- because the bread can be readily bought from bakery :P :P


Bruschetta Semplice (Simple Bruschetta)


.o. Italian loaf ...................... ........................ 10 slices (grilled, optional)
.o. tomato, red ripen ..................................... 10
.o. sundried tomato .............. ........................ 3 slices
.o. balsamic vinegar ....................................... 1 tablespoon
.o. extra virgin olive oil ................................... 50mL
.o. rosemary flakes, dried .............................. a few teaspoon
.o. salt ........................................................... to taste




- put tomatos into vigourously boiling hot water and boil for 1 min. Take out the tomatos and cool for a few minutes, then peel off the skin. Cut peeled tomato into wedges and remove the seeds. (the seeds and peels can be used in Zuppa di Verdure)


- blend the peeled, seeded tomatos and sundried tomatos in a blender, and cook in a pot under medium/low fire, until the sauce thickens into a tomato paste. Stir in balsamic vinegar, 1-2 teaspoon of rosemary flakes and some salt to taste.


- spread 1 tablespoon of olive oil on the bread, followed by 1 tablespoon of tomato paste. Sprinkle some rosemary flakes and serve immediately.


Yummy :D
Kee Yew
pureland2012-at-gmail.com




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