Pissaladieres

Name: Pissaladieres
Ingredients: 1 loaf French or Italian bread (stale or fresh); 4 garlic cloves, halved; About 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Italian plum tomatoes, sliced; 8 anchovy fillets (preferably from whole Italian anchovies packed in salt); 8 calamata olives; About 1/4 pound mozzarella cheese (plain or smoked), sliced

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 loaf French or Italian bread (stale or fresh)
4 garlic cloves, halved
About 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 Italian plum tomatoes, sliced
8 anchovy fillets (preferably from whole Italian anchovies packed in salt)
8 calamata olives
About 1/4 pound mozzarella cheese (plain or smoked), sliced

Directions

1

Slice off 8 1/2-inch rounds of the bread and toast lightly.
2

Rub each bread slice with a garlic clove half.
3

With a pastry brush, apply a layer of olive oil to each slice.
4

On each piece of bread, place a slice of plum tomato, an anchovy fillet, 2 olive halves; top with a slice of mozzarella.
5

Place on a baking sheet and broil 2 to 3 minutes, or until the cheese bubbles and the toast threatens to ignite and burst into flames.