Name: Marinated parmesan
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6 with drinks
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: olive oil; 1 clove garlic, peeled; (or vegetarian alternative) 200g piece parmesan; 1 skinny baguette, cut into 12 long diagonal slices; 1 red chilli, finely chopped; 1 tbsp of chopped oregano

olive oil
1 clove garlic
peeled
(or vegetarian alternative) 200g piece parmesan
1 skinny baguette
cut into 12 long diagonal slices
1 red chilli
finely chopped
1 tbsp of chopped oregano

Method

step 1
Bruise the garlic clove then put it in a bowl with 3 tbsp olive oil and some seasoning and leave for 10 minutes. This will give a nice, subtle flavour to the oil without the full-on burn of raw garlic. Chop the parmesan into little nubbly pieces and add them to the oil.
step 2
Lightly toast the baguette slices. Fish the garlic out of the oil and discard. Mix the chilli and oregano into the parmesan and serve spooned onto the slices of baguette. You can make this a few hours ahead, but add the oregano just before serving so it keeps its freshness.