Recipe - Broccoli Rabe Crostini W Crotonese And Black Pepper-Oregano O

One half pound Broccoli rabe,; rinsed and
dried
4 Cloves garlic,; cut or sliced up paper
thin
4 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil; plus
One half cup
4 tablespoon Red wine vinegar
One half teaspoon Dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoon Freshly ground black pepper
One fourth cup Fresh oregano leaves
12 sl Italian countrystyle bread
One half pound Crotonese cheese or other
semisoft sheeps milk
cheese

Bring 6 quarts water to boil. Set up an ice bath with 4 cups water and 4
cups ice in a large mixing bowl.

Submerge broccoli rabe in boiling water and cook 3 minutes until bright
green and fork tender. Remove from boiling water and plunge into ice bath~
and allow to cool (about 5 minutes). Remove rabe from ice bath and drain
well. Remove florets and cut remaining stalks into 1/2inch pieces. Place
in mixing bowl and add garlic, 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, red
wine vinegar and crumbled dried oregano. Season with salt and pepper and
set aside. In a blender, mix 2 tablespoons black pepper, fresh oregano and
a half cup extra virgin olive oil until smooth and dark green. When ready
to serve guests, toast bread on both sides over the grill. Spoon 2
tablespoons broccoli rabe over each piece of bread and drizzle with 1/2
teaspoon black pepperoregano oil. Shave a piece of crotonese over with a
peeler and serve still warm.

Yield: 4 serving
Recipe By :MOLTO MARIO SHOW #MB5669

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #258

Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 14:26:07 0400

From: Meg Antczak meginny@node1.frontiernet.net