mozzarella with chilli and lemon crostini

Antipasti of mozzarella, chilli, & lemon crostini

Name: Antipasti of mozzarella, chilli, & lemon crostini
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 slices of ciabatta bread; 1 clove of garlic; extra virgin olive oil; 2 balls of buffalo mozzarella; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced; a small handful of fresh basil leaves; zest of 1 lemon

A beautiful little snack or starter

Vegetarian

15 mins

Super easy

serves 4

About the recipe

This simple antipasti is bursting with flavour and looks beautiful, yet is totally effortless

nutrition per serving

116

Calories

4.2g

Fat

1.5g

Saturates

1.2g

Sugars

0.9g

Salt

15%

4.5g

Protein

16.2g

Carbs

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Ingredients

8 slices of ciabatta bread

1 clove of garlic

extra virgin olive oil

2 balls of buffalo mozzarella

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced

a small handful of fresh basil leaves

zest of 1 lemon

Method

Heat a griddle pan until it’s really smoking hot, then griddle each slice of ciabatta for a couple of minutes on each side until they are nicely charred.
Cut the garlic clove in half, rub each ciabatta slice with garlic and drizzle with a little olive oil.
Tear the mozzarella evenly over the 8 crostini.
Season well with salt and pepper, sprinkle over the sliced chilli and basil leaves and grate over the lemon zest. Finish with another drizzle of olive oil.