Piquillo Pepper Toast

Name: Piquillo Pepper Toast
Ingredients: 8 slices crusty bread (buying a whole loaf is best); 16 slices bellwether san andreas cheese (or any semi soft sheep’s milk cheese); 16 piquillo peppers; 4 tablespoon room temperature butter; 3 sprigs fresh thyme

Picnic LA|March 4, 2016 1:14 pm EST

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This simple toast draws on Spanish influence for its intensely satisfying flavor. Piquillo peppers, which get their name from their shape (they look like bird beaks), have a wonderfully sweet, smoky taste. They are classically paired with a creamy cheese, which is replicated in this toast. It is very important to use a high quality, crusty bread as it is the backbone of the toast. — PICNIC LA Executive Chef, Alex Resnick

Servings

4

Ingredients

8 slices crusty bread (buying a whole loaf is best)
16 slices bellwether san andreas cheese (or any semi soft sheep’s milk cheese)
16 piquillo peppers
4 tablespoon room temperature butter
3 sprigs fresh thyme

Directions

Slice bread into 1/-4- to 1/3-inch-thick slices and toast until golden brown.
Slice cheese as thin as possible. Cutting triangular slices works well.
Butterfly the piquillo peppers so that they look like a large triangle, and remove seeds.
Assembly:
Evenly spread butter onto each piece of toast.
Place a single layer of cheese (2-3 slices), followed by a single layer of peppers (2-3 peppers).
Garnish with a few thyme leaves on each slice of toast.