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Italian toast

These Italian toasts are slices of fried bread with pesto, omelette and cooked tomatoes, garnished with a basil leaf.

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Last modified on: December 1^st 2013

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For 6 toasts, you will need:

1 3 Eggs
2 2 tomatoes
3 6 slices bread
4 40 g butter
5 2 tablespoons Herb olive oil
6 50 g Pesto
7 Basil
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 770 grams

Change these quantities to make:

2 toasts 3 toasts 6 toasts 12 toasts 18 toasts

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 29 min.

Resting: 5 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 49 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Break 3 Eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then beat with a fork or whisk, like for an omelette.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Remove the stalk end of 2 tomatoes and cut into thick slices.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Trim the crusts off 6 slices bread. Here I have cut out circles with a cutter. This is more attractive, but not essential.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Butter each slice on both sides.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons Herb olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat. Cook the sliced tomatoes on both sides.

When cooked, pull off and discard the skin.

Set aside.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Using the same frying pan, cook the eggs, mixing them round gently with a fork, to make a small omelette.

Set aside.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Heat the plates.

Still using the same pan, fry the bread until browned on both sides.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Spread pesto generously on each slice of toast.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Then add a layer of omelette (again, I have cut this out to make it more attractive).

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Arrange the tomatoes on top and garnish with a basil leaf. Finish with a trickle of olive oil.

Serve immediately.

Remarks

If you don't have anyherb olive oil, use ordinary olive oil and add a few herbs if you can (bayleaf, thyme, etc.), discarding these at the same time as the tomato skins.

Keeping: These toasts do not keep.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,771 Kcal or 7,415 Kj	479 gr	3,477 gr	269 gr
89 %	184 %	328 %	41 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
230 Kcal or 963 Kj	62 gr	452 gr	35 gr
11 %	24 %	43 %	5 %

Per toasts
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
295 Kcal or 1,235 Kj	80 gr	580 gr	45 gr
15 %	31 %	55 %	7 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 toasts : 2.68 £
Per toasts : 0.45 £

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The 1 comment already posted on this recipe

What a refreshing meal, jh and so easy too. Thank you so much for sharing...Hope all is well with you and yours:) Louise:)
Posted by Louise december 1^st 2013 at 21:00 n° 1

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