New Mexico Mild Red Chilli Bread

Name: New Mexico Mild Red Chilli Bread
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: Salt; 25 g/1 oz coriander leaves or parsley; 1 spring onion, thinly sliced; 50 g/2 oz Parmesan or other hard cheese, coarsely grated; 450 g/1 lb loaf French bread, cut in half lengthwise; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil; 100 g/4 oz unsalted butter; 2 to 3 tablespoons mild chilli powder

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hot and Spicy

By Marlena Spieler

Published 1985

About

This is really a mild chilli- and coriander-flecked version of garlic bread, crusty and fragrant, with the flavourings all melting into the hot bread. The last time I prepared it we sat and ate it greedily, along with a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, and it went from being an appetizer to the whole supper!

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic, chopped
25 g/1 oz coriander leaves or

Americas
Mexico
Supper
Starter
Bread
Vegetarian
Spicy

Method

Purée the garlic in a processor or liquidizer; add the coriander or parsley, spring onion and chilli powder, and process until finely chopped.
Add the butter, olive oil, and salt to taste. Blend until smooth.
Place the bread on a baking sheet; spread with chilli butter then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Bake in the oven at 230°C/450°F/gas m