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Two flatbreads on a wooden board are decorated with mozzarella slices as flower petals, yellow cheese centers, and fresh basil leaves as stems, creating a floral design—an inspiring bites idea for festive food recipes. Pastel-colored eggs sit at the edges.
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Easy Springtime Garlic Bread

Prep Time30 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 ciabatta
  • 100 grams softened butter 1 stick
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 handful fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 50 grams parmesan grated
  • 1 fresh mozzarella I used maxi
  • 1 mango
  • 12 fresh basil leaves
  • small round cookie cutter
  • 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. You can use more if you want.
  • Bake the ciabatta in the oven until bubbly and golden brown. It will take about 5 minutes, but do keep an eye on they don’t burn.
  • Take the garlic bread out of the oven and allow to cool slightly.
  • Halve the fresh mozzarella lengthwise.
  • Cut the halves into thin ‘petals’.
  • Slice the mango thinly and use the round cutter to make discs.
  • Place 6 mozzarella slices in a flower pattern onto the garlic bread and top with a mango disc.
  • Arrange mozzarella flowers to cover the entire halves.
  • Decorate with parsley stems and fresh basil leaves.
  • Serve.

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