Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 28 Sep. - 4 Oct. 2000 Issue No. 501
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

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Mediterranean bruschetta

By Moushira Abdel-Malek

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked chicken (chopped)
one long French bread stick cut into 2-cm slices (slanted)
200gms Greek feta (thinly sliced)
3 large tomatoes (seeded and thinly diced)
1/4 cup torn fresh basil leaves
1tsp finely crushed garlic
200gms butter
salt + pepper

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C. Melt butter and mix with garlic. Generously grease top of each slice of bread Place onto a non-stick baking tray (or line tray with baking paper). Top each slice with feta and bake in oven for 10 minutes. Combine tomatoes, basil leaves and season to taste. Spoon on top of each bruschetta. Bake for extra three minutes. Serve warm for lunch or as a snack, with a green salad.

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