Pane e Olio

Bread with Olive Oil

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    serving
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Fred Plotkin

Published 1997

  • About

Simple bread and oil is a standard snack that is both delicious and healthy, and is a particular favorite of children. The key to appreciating this dish comes in the exaltation of distinct individual flavors. The quality of its preparation, of course, will depend on the ingredients that you employ so it is only worth having if you use crusty, country-style whole wheat bread and superb Ligurian olive oil, preferably oil that was recently pressed. Note that this bread is not toasted, and ther