You must start this meal (Ryan would call it an appetizer, I will call it a meal) with a delicious extra virgin olive oil, the kind you wouldn’t mind dipping your finger into just to taste…. this variety came to me from Sicily via Alice. You can see how much I’ve used already and the bottle only recently arrived at my doorstep. Ah, Sicily!
Now that you’ve found a quality olive oil, here is the rest of the recipe:
Broiled Bread w/ Zucchini, Goat Cheese & Basil
Adapted from The Dabble.
Ingredients
- Sliced french bread
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Zucchinis, thinly sliced
- Fresh basil
- Red pepper flakes
- Sea salt/ground pepper
- Goat cheese, garlic and herbs flavor
Preparation Instructions
Drizzle your olive oil over slices of french bread. Pop the slices under the broiler while you fry up some thin slices of zucchini, in more olive oil, and ground some salt and pepper to taste. In a bowl, mix a healthy handful of basil, red pepper flakes and even more olive oil. Add your thinly sliced fried zucchini when they’re lightly browned and tender. Mix ’em up, then take out your lightly broiled bread, add the zucchini mixture and top it off with your favorite goat cheese (try garlic and herbs – divine!).
It will seem like a simple dish.
