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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.

107 K 1× 4.0/5 (23 reviews)

50 min.

Easy

3.20 €

3 toasts

9 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 1^st 2013

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For 3 toasts, you will need:

1 2 egg
2 1 tomato
3 3 slices bread
4 20 g butter
5 1 tablespoon herb olive oil
6 25 g pesto
7 Basil
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 385 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: 30 min.

Resting: 5 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Break 2 egg 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 1 tomato and cut into thick slices.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Trim the crusts off 3 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 1 tablespoon 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	240 RDI=90 %	1,740 RDI=160 %	130 RDI=20 %	890 RDI=40 %	3,710 RDI: 40 %
Per 100 g	60 RDI=20 %	450 RDI=40 %	30 RDI=5 %	230 RDI=10 %	960 RDI: 10 %
Per toasts	80 RDI=30 %	580 RDI=60 %	40 RDI=7 %	300 RDI=20 %	1,240 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 3 toasts : 1.60 €
Per toasts : 0.55 €

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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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