I have to admit, the first time Jonathan offered to make 'cheese & tomato sandwiches' for dinner I felt rather underwhelmed. Images of soggy lunchbox offerings came to mind; country tea room menu staples at best.
But now I LOVE it when Jonathan makes these for dinner. He toasts baguettes & fills them with fried haloumi, tomato, olive tapenade, rocket, basil, olives & a delicious assortment of condiments. Our favourites at the moment are Branston pickle and yellow piccalilli.
We sometimes have these on a Monday, when I don't get home from Italian until about 9.30pm. A tasty & very filling late night dinner.
It wasn't until moving to Sydney that I was able to fully appreciate some of the nuances of the Australian accent. Sure, I grew up watching Neighbours, but how often did they say 'pizza'? Or more to the point, 'poiza'?
Jonathan used to make his own dough for our pizzas & tomato sauce for the base. Now for a quick meal he uses lebanese bread with tomato paste spread on as the base.
Favourite toppings include: basil, mushrooms, olives, capers, mozzarella, artichokes, baked ricotta & lately - anchovies.
The lebanese bread goes really crispy and crunchy and they don't take long to cook at all.
Poiza anyone? Yes ploise!
