| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Dairy |
Italian |
New, Text, Import=7 |
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 |
lb |
Broccoli rabe,; rinsed and dried |
| 4 |
|
Cloves garlic,; sliced paper thin |
| 4 |
tb |
Extra virgin olive oil; plus 1/2 cup |
| 4 |
tb |
Red wine vinegar |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Dried oregano |
|
|
Salt and pepper to taste |
| 2 |
tb |
Freshly ground black pepper |
| 1/4 |
c |
Fresh oregano leaves |
| 12 |
sl |
Italian country-style bread |
| 1/2 |
lb |
Crotonese cheese or other semi-soft sheeps milk cheese |
INSTRUCTIONS
Bring 6 quarts water to boil. Set up an ice bath with 4 cups water and 4
cups ice in a large mixing bowl.
Submerge broccoli rabe in boiling water and cook 3 minutes until bright
green and fork tender. Remove from boiling water and plunge into ice bath~
and allow to cool (about 5 minutes). Remove rabe from ice bath and drain
well. Remove florets and cut remaining stalks into 1/2-inch pieces. Place
in mixing bowl and add garlic, 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, red
wine vinegar and crumbled dried oregano. Season with salt and pepper and
set aside. In a blender, mix 2 tablespoons black pepper, fresh oregano and
a half cup extra virgin olive oil until smooth and dark green. When ready
to serve guests, toast bread on both sides over the grill. Spoon 2
tablespoons broccoli rabe over each piece of bread and drizzle with 1/2
teaspoon black pepper-oregano oil. Shave a piece of crotonese over with a
peeler and serve still warm.
Yield: 4 serving
Recipe By :MOLTO MARIO SHOW #MB5669
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #258
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 14:26:07 -0400
From: Meg Antczak <meginny@node1.frontiernet.net>
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