Toasted Bread Rounds with Tuscan Kale is a typical local appetizer of absolute goodness and disarming ease.
Croutons made with slices of toasted homemade bread, filled with amazing kale, boiled and sautéed in garlic and top-notch evo oil.
Our recipe calls for a sprinkling of parmesan or pecorino cheese, but you can indulge yourself with chili peppers, olives, capers and whatever you like!
Enjoy them as an appetizer with a good glass of wine, close your eyes and you will find yourself in the pictoresque hills of Tuscany.
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Filippo Bartolotta
for 4 servings
Step
1
Of 3
Separate the kale leaves from the stems (ribs). Put leaves in cold water bath for approximately 20 minutes.
As kale is soaking, boil 3L water in large pot.
Step
2
Of 3
As soon as water is boiling, add 1 tbs kosher salt, and add kale leaves to boiling water. Boil 7 minutes.
Drain well, and set aside. In a sauté pan, heat 3 tbs olive oil and the garlic clove.
As soon as the garlic starts to turn golden brown, remove and add kale to pan.
Saute' kale for approximately 5 minutes over medium-high heat. Try to keep the leaves in individual pieces (not disintegrated).
Step
3
Of 3
If you have a bread cutter, you can use it both to shape the bread and to create a neat ‘tower’ of kale on top of it.
Using your biscuit cutter, create 3 disks from the bread slices, and place in broiler to toast.
To serve, use a large flat dish. Using your biscuit cutter again, place cutter in middle of dish/plate. For the first layer, use a bread disk, dress with olive oil and salt. Immediately follow with sautéed kale. Remove cutter, drizzle bread and kale with olive oil, a dusting of pepper.
Using a potato peeler (or grated Parmesan), create a few cheese spirals to use as garnish on top of the kale and the rest of the plate.
Try it with...
Filippo Bartolotta
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