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Ingredients
Catalan Toasts
- Ingredients
- 4 Tomatoes
- peppers
- 1 Crusty bread (about 18 oz.)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 4 ozs Serrano ham
- 4 ozs Manchego
- extra virgin olive oil
- coarse Sea salt
Rinse tomatoes and cut out stems. Slice the tomatoes and then chop to a coarse puree. Place in a bowl and season with pepper.
Cut bread into 12 slices, then toast under preheated broiler until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
Peel the garlic and rub 1 clove over one side of toasted bread slices. Chop remaining garlic and add to the tomatoes.
Cut the Serrano ham into thin strips. Slice Manchego with a vegetable peeler.
Set out toasts, tomato puree, olive oil, sea salt, cheese and ham and let guests assemble the toasts themselves: spoon some tomato purée on tosts, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with salt and then top with cheese and ham as desired.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 172 cal. | (8 %) | ||
| Protein | 7 g | (7 %) | ||
| Fat | 7 g | (6 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 19 g | (13 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 2 g | (7 %) |
Healthy, because
Hard cheese is generally a good source of calcium, which strengthens bones and teeth. The cheese made from sheep's milk used here contains more linoleic acid than cow's milk cheese; this essential fatty acid is essential in helping the body burn fat.
Even smarter
Feel free to toast the bread slides or roast them in a hot pan without fat. If you'd like an extra portion of vitamin C, minerals and secondary plant substances, sprinkle the tomatoes with fresh chopped parsley before serving.