Recipe: Toast with Za’tar

From the Vitality Food Feature ‘The Tart Taste of Sumac‘.

For breakfast, lunch or snack, this is a quick and delicious dish.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices of regular bread (or gluten-free bread)
  • 4 Tbsp za’tar
  • 5 Tbsp olive oil

1) Place slices of bread on a cookie tray then toast in an oven under the broiler.

2) Remove, then turn over slices. Sprinkle za’tar evenly over untoasted side of the bread, then sprinkle oil over za’tar.

3) Return to oven then broil for about 3 minutes. Serve immediately.

Habeeb Salloum’s articles have been published in the Toronto Star, Backwoods Home Magazine, Forever Young Information Magazine, and Vegetarian Journal, among others. His most recent book Asian Cooking Made Simple – A Culinary Journey Along the Silk Road and Beyond is available at amazon at: https://tinyurl.com/zk3ueyv

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