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Homemade garlic bread is the ultimate comfort food because nothing quite hits the spot like buttery, cheesy bread. A wonderful Spring-themed version with delicate mozzarella flowers is no exception.
For this recipe, use store-bought French bread or ciabatta. Then, slather on an easy garlic spread with room-temperature butter, fresh parsley, grated Parmesan cheese, fresh garlic, and sea salt.
Broil until crisp and golden. Then, top it all with beautiful mozzarella and mango daisies for an impressive side dish everyone will love.
Perfect for Springtime entertaining (or any time of the year) and a stunning addition to any meal.
Easy Springtime Garlic Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ciabatta
- 100 grams butter, softened
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 50 grams Parmesan, grated
- 3 mozzarella balls
- 1 mango
- 12 fresh basil, leaves
- 6 parsley, stems
Instructions
- Turn the oven on the grill to 190º C (375ºF).
- Halve the ciabatta.
- Mix the softened butter, half of the freshly grated Parmesan, minced garlic, chopped parsley, and sea salt.
- Spread the garlic butter mixture in equal parts on both ciabatta halves.
- Top with the remaining grated Parmesan cheese (use more if you like).
- Bake the ciabatta in the oven until bubbly and golden brown (about 5 minutes), but keep an eye on it so it doesn’t burn.
- Take the garlic bread out of the oven and allow to cool slightly.
- Slice the fresh mozzarella widthwise.
- Halve the slices into ‘petals’.
- Cut the mango thinly and use the round cutter to make discs.
- Place six mozzarella petals in a flower pattern onto the garlic bread and top with a mango disc.
- Arrange mozzarella flowers to cover the entire ciabatta halves.
- Decorate with parsley stems and fresh basil leaves.
- Serve.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
