Tosta
de Boquerones (Toast With Marinated Fresh Anchovies)
LUIS BOLLO of
Meigas
Makes about twelve portions.
2 tablespoons aïoli
(1 thin slice of garlic puréed with mayonnaise)
12 1/4-inch-thick slices day-old baguette, brushed with oil
and fried or toasted until crisp and golden on both sides
12 to 14 fillets of marinated white anchovies (available at
Dean & DeLuca)
2 ounces salmon roe (4 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon pitted, minced black olives, preferably Calamata
Extra-virgin Spanish olive oil
2 roma tomatoes, peeled and diced very small (optional)
2 teaspoons thinly sliced chives
12 little sprigs chervil
Spread a little aïoli over each piece of toast. Make
a teardrop of the anchovy by bringing the ends together and
placing on top of the aïoli. Fill the centers with salmo |