Hobz biż-Żejt (Maltese Oil Bread)

Name: Hobz biż-Żejt (Maltese Oil Bread)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Maltese
Ingredients: 4 thick slices crusty Maltese or sourdough bread; 2 ripe tomatoes, halved; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 clove garlic, halved; 200g tinned tuna in oil, drained; 2 tbsp capers; 0.5 cup black or green olives, pitted; 100g gbejna or feta, crumbled; A few fresh mint or basil leaves; Salt and pepper, to taste

by CommunityKitchen

MalteseEasy15 minServes 4

Malta's everyday open sandwich of crusty bread rubbed with ripe tomato and olive oil, then piled with tuna, capers, and olives.

Per
serving

420kcal

22gprotein

28gcarbs

24gfat

Ingredients

4 thick slices crusty Maltese or sourdough bread
2 ripe tomatoes, halved
4 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, halved
200g tinned tuna in oil, drained
2 tbsp capers
0.5 cup black or green olives, pitted
100g gbejna or feta, crumbled
A few fresh mint or basil leaves
Salt and pepper, to taste

Before you cook

Rub the cut side of the garlic over each slice of bread.

Steps

Rub the cut side of a tomato half firmly over each slice of bread, squeezing the flesh and juice into the crumb until the tomato is spent.
Drizzle the olive oil generously over each slice.
Flake the tuna evenly over the bread.
Scatter the capers and olives over the tuna.
Crumble the cheese over the top.
Tear the mint or basil leaves over everything.
Season with salt and pepper and serve right away.

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