THE PESTO-STUNG SLIPPER

(Our Play on Serbian Papuča Bread with a Basil Twist)

THE PESTO-STUNG SLIPPER

Ingredients: 2 Flatbreads (Lepinja style), 200g Feta (crumbled), 1 Red onion (pureed), 2 cloves Garlic, 50g Pine nuts, 1 tsp Black pepper, 1 tsp Dried Oregano, 4 tbsp Basil Pesto, 50ml Olive oil, 1 tbsp Lemon juice...

Ingredients

  • 2 Flatbreads (Lepinja style)
  • 200g Feta (crumbled)
  • 1 Red onion (pureed)
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 50g Pine nuts
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 tsp Dried Oregano
  • 4 tbsp Basil Pesto
  • 50ml Olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice

Cooking Method

  1. The Architect Sauté onion and garlic in oil until sweet; add pine nuts and fry until golden.
  2. The Bloom Add spices and pesto with a tiny 15ml splash of lemon juice; the acid will release the herbal oils.
  3. The Build Slice the bread open; stuff with the pesto-onion silk and crumbled Feta.
  4. The Scorch Grill on high heat until the bread is blackened and charred and the cheese is a molten silk.
  5. The Final Flourish Top with raw fresh basil matchsticks and a rain of raw sea salt.

Cuisine: Balkan

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