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Crostini di Pesce Spada (smoked swordfish toasts)
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Crostini di Pesce Spada (smoked swordfish toasts)

An expensive appetizer to whoo all your important guests. If you cannnot find smoked swordfish, smoked trout, or salmon can be used with equal delicious results. This picture is one I made with smoked salmon.

Yield: 12 Ready in 4 hours

Cuisine: Tuscan, ItalyMain Ingredient: smoked swordfish

(5, 1) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 12
3 green spring onions
1 carrot; peeled and finely chopped
4 fingerfulsfresh parsley; finely chopped
8 ozsmoked smoked salmon; thinly chopped
0.25 cupextra virgin olive oil
juice from 1/2 lemon
1 loafciabatta or baguette
1 chives; snipped, optional

Crostini di Pesce Spada (smoked swordfish toasts) Preparation

Combine the green onion, carrot, and parsley on a cutting board. Add the smoked fish and finely chop ingredients. Tuscan kitchens are notoriously gadget free. Vegetables are chopped by hand using on of the few indispensable tools of the kitchen, the mezzluna, OR "HALF MOON", a curved knife with handles on both ends. They then roll the knife back and forth, never lifting, till everything is chopped to the desired consistency.

Transfer the fish mixture to a glass bowl. Pour in the olive oil and lemon juice, combine to mix well. Season with salt and pepper if desired. ( I didn't use any because the taste will make you stare and space out anyhow.)

Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or up to 12.

Before serving, slice your bread in bite size pieces (or close to it), brush with olive oil, and toast in the oven the oven till golden.

Spread the fish mixture on the slices of toast. Garnish with chives optional) and serve at once.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 260
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    Tags

    1. smoked salmon
    2. Italian
    3. green onions
    4. Appetizer
    5. damn good
    6. smoked swordfish
    7. Tuscan, Italy

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