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Friselle Recipe with Italian Tomato and Basil |
Italian Food | Crunchy, fresh, and delicious: Friselle with tomatoes and basil is a signature summer quick recipe. With a gamble, we can define it as a cold pizza, even if the mozzarella is missing. Recipe time: 5 minutes. The perfect idea for a summer dinner with friends or family.
Friselle, or freselle, is a product of Apulia origin, but is widespread throughout Italy, especially in the south. This is oven-baked durum wheat (or whole wheat or barley) Tarallo with a firm yet fragrant consistency. On the one hand, it is more porous and therefore tends to hold the sauce, on the other, it is smoother.
Friselle with tomatoes and basil is the most classic version according to the Apulian tradition, but many variations may depend on your tastes and what you have in your kitchen. Friselle can also be made at home but requires more than minimum skill. In this cheap and very quick idea, we start with a great product that is ready to save time.
Ingredients:
- 4 friselle
- 4 copper tomatoes
- basil
- oil
- salt
How to Make Friselle Recipe with Italian Tomato and Basil:
- To prepare Friselle with tomatoes and basil, soak the friselle in water, unchlorinated, at room temperature, for the time you want: from a few seconds to a minute, depending on how wet you want it. Cut the tomatoes into pieces and sprinkle the soaked friselle with extra virgin olive oil.
- Arrange the chopped tomatoes over the friselle, adding a few basil leaves for garnish.
- Ultimate with extra virgin olive oil and salt. Your friselle with tomatoes and basil is ready to be enjoyed.
