Toasted Turkish Bread

We all like the crunch in a toasted piece of bread so try Turkish Bread (Pide) with dips as a starter. Pide is flat sourdough bread that can be eaten as an accompaniment to any meal. Tear it, slice it, fill it, fry it, bake it, toast it, grill it, barbecue it and use it as a scoop, a mop or a palate cleanser.

Ingredients

Sun dried tomato tapenade

Hummus

Guacamole

Turkish Pide Bread

Method

Preheat the grill. Place sliced bread on the side next to each other on a large baking tray. Grill approx 3 minutes on one side. Turn and bake the other side until golden and crisp. Place on a tray, plate or bread basket and serve with dips.

Note: If you can’t get Turkish Bread just use any flat sourdough bread like the Italian Ciabatta. Hummus is a dip made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. Guacamole is an avocado based dip and is traditionally made by mashing ripe avocados with a molcajete (pestle and mortar) with salt. Some recipes call for limited tomato, onion, garlic, lime juice or lemon juice and seasonings. Sun dried tomato tapenade is a dip made of sun dried tomatoes, garlic, cloves, capers, basil, seasoning, oregano, rosemary, olive oil and red wine vinegar.

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