Sofrito Grilled Bread

Serves: 5

Camila Dooley

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

64

Spice

45

Sweetness

42

Sourness

33

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Cumin Seed

Directions:

1

In a blender purée all ingredients except bread until smooth

2

In a small heavy saucepan simmer sofrito, stirring, 3 minutes and season with salt and pepper

3

Sofrito may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered

4

Prepare grill

5

If desired halve bread slices

6

Spread some sofrito on 1 side of each bread slice (reserving any remaining sofrito for another use) and grill, sofrito side down, on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until golden brown, about 2 minutes

7

(Alternatively, bread may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat

8

) Transfer sofrito bread as grilled with tongs to a bread basket

9

In a blender purée all ingredients except bread until smooth

10

In a small heavy saucepan simmer sofrito, stirring, 3 minutes and season with salt and pepper

11

Sofrito may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered

12

Prepare grill

13

If desired halve bread slices

14

Spread some sofrito on 1 side of each bread slice (reserving any remaining sofrito for another use) and grill, sofrito side down, on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until golden brown, about 2 minutes

15

(Alternatively, bread may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat

16

) Transfer sofrito bread as grilled with tongs to a bread basket