Typically known as Ħobż biż-żejt, which translates as "bread with oil" this traditional Maltese snack is much more than that and is enjoyed by locals as a snack at any time of day. Thick slices of crusty Maltese bread are spread with kunserva, a sweet tomato paste, and topped with all the lovely fruits of the Mediterranean: capers, olives, onions, broad beans, tuna, ġbejna (goat's cheese)... your imagination is the limit.
Preparation time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- Dense, crusty ftira bread or sliced Maltese bread
- Good quality tomato paste (known locally as kunserva)
- Capers to taste, chopped
- Olives to taste, chopped
- Onions to taste, chopped
- Garlic to taste, chopped
- 1 (160 g) can Elite tuna in sunflower oil, drained
- Ġbejna (optional)
- Broad beans (optional)
- Pepper and salt to taste
- Flat leaf parsley leaves
- Extra virgin olive oil
Instructions:
- Cut the ftira portion in half and spread tomato paste.
- Sprinkle capers, olives, onions, garlic, tuna, ġbejna and broad beans as desired.
- Season with freshly ground pepper and sea salt; be aware that capers are already very salty to taste and sometimes no additional salt is required.
- Finally sprinkle with parsley and drizzle generously with extra virgin olive oil.
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