Bruschetta marinara

Dreaming the Amalfi coast with a bruschetta marinara!

If someone ask you a typical italian food such as the bruschetta, as a irrecoverable greedy food lover of delicious food, how can you pull back? And if you occur to come across a site like “Ville in Italia” dedicated to lovers of Italian culture searching for exclusive locations to sojourn, how you can’t sigh continuously at the sight of so much beauty?

Although I’ve been living in Italy for the past 30 years, there are many places of the Bel Paese (Italy – beautiful country) that, alas, I have not had the pleasure of visiting.

But if there were the possibility of taking off today, as a destination I would choose the charming Amalfi Coast.

I would stay in a romantic homesite suspended above the blue cobalt sea in the shelter of valleys and headlands, coves and beaches, cultivated terraces of citrus, vines and olive trees.

I would let myself be seduced by these enchanted places, which present themselves as “a blessed corner of the earth where one can hear the echo of the sirens’ sweet song”.

I would walk amongst its many alleys to discover panoramic views that hide beautiful churches adorned with majolica domes.

I explore to discover its fishing villages, spending hours and hours listening and enjoying the stories of old local fishermen and then go in search of the housewives of the past, who are the custodians of the culinary traditions, to learn their secrets.

However, for now I can only dream and while waiting for all of this to happen, I cook and think of the smell of salt air that i like to breathe sitting by the sea, the catch of the day on the stalls at the port early in the morning, of the sun-ripened tomatoes and of the pressed olives that bring to the table a genuine and Mediterranean bruschetta marinara, just like these lands!

Toast the bread slices on both sides in a non-stick pan or in the oven under the grill.

Slice the onion very thin, cut into 4 the cherry tomatoes and chopped the olives. Put the ingredients in a bowl and toss with olive oil and a pinch of salt.

Rub the bread slices with a clove of garlic and garnish with a generous spoonful of  cherry tomatoes with onions and olives, half sardine per bruschetta and a basil leaf.

Sprinkle the bruschetta with a little bit of olive oil and add fresh ground pepper to taste.

P.S. On Ville in Italia’s blog, in addition to my personal recipe of “Bruschetta marinara”, you will find many other news, curiosities and insights about various topics regarding Italy and Made in Italy, but only in english because the goal is to raise awareness of Italian excellence around the world!