Ingredients – serves 6
For the chickpea purée, orange sweet bell pepper & coriander on rustic baguette:
- 6 slices of rustic baguette, lightly toasted
- 400 g can chickpeas, washed and drained
- ½ lemon, juice only
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small orange sweet bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 2 sprigs fresh coriander, leaves picked
- black pepper
- salt
For the marinated white anchovies, alfalfa sprouts & baby plum tomato on rustic baguette:
- 6 slices of rustic baguette, lightly toasted
- 6 white anchovies
- olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 handfull alfalfa sprouts
- 2 baby plum tomatoes, sliced
- black pepper
- salt
For the brie, raindrops pepper & rucola on rustic baguette:
- 6 slices of rustic baguette, lightly toasted
- 6 slices brie
- 12 raindrops peppers
- 1 teaspoon liquid honey
- 6 rucola leaves
For the lamb mince, grilled aubergine, tomato sauce with cinnamon, feta & mint on rustic baguette:
- 6 slices of rustic baguette, lightly toasted
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small aubergine, diced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 200 g minced lamb
- 200 g can chopped plum tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 75 g feta cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped + a few extra leaves to decorate
For the dry fried chorizo, raw tomato and olive oil sauce & flat-leaf parsley on rustic baguette:
- 6 slices of rustic baguette, lightly toasted
- 12 thick slices of cooking chorizo
- 1 firm tomato
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked
- black pepper
- salt
Method
Make the chickpea purée, orange sweet bell pepper & coriander on rustic baguette:
- Chop the bell pepper into small dice, place in a bowl and mix well with the vinegar.
- Whizz the chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil together until smooth. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Spread a tablespoon of the chickpea purée on each slice of bread
- Sprinkle over some marinated bell pepper and decorate with coriander leaves.
Make the marinated white anchovies, alfalfa sprouts & baby plum tomato on rustic baguette:
- Mix he crushed garlic with the olive oil, some black pepper and salt.
- Toss the anchovies in the garlic oil, then put one on each slice of bread. Reserve some of the oil.
- Top the anchovies with the alfalfa sprouts and some tomato.
- Drizzle with the reserved oil.
Make the brie, raindrops pepper & rucola on rustic baguette:
- Place a slice of brie on each piece of bread.
- Top with 2 raindrops peppers and some rucola.
- Drizzle with a little honey.
Make the lamb mince, grilled aubergine, tomato sauce with cinnamon, feta & mint on rustic baguette:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large pan, toss in the aubergine and fry until soft. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Heat the remaining oil in the pan and fry the onion and garlic for 2 minutes, add the lamb mince and stir for 3 to 4 minutes until browned.
- Tip the tomatoes into the pan, add the cinnamon and season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer for 15 minutes on a medium heat, then add the cooked aubergines. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 more minutes.
- Crumble the feta over the mince, sprinkle with the chopped mint and give a quick stir to lightly incorporate.
- Put a heaped tablespoon of the mixture on each slice of bread an top with a mint leave.
Make the dry fried chorizo, raw tomato and olive oil sauce & flat-leaf parsley on rustic baguette:
- Whizz the tomato with the olive oil into a smooth purée, season with salt and black pepper.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan on a high heat and quickly dry-fry the chorizo for a few minutes until crisp.
- Spoon some tomato sauce on the slices of bread and top with 2 pieces of fried chorizo.
- Decorate with the parsley leaves.