Bar Bites
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Photographs: Marvin Gapultos

About the author: Marvin Gapultos is the author of the Filipino food blog, Burnt Lumpia. His first cookbook is due out in 2013. When he isn't cooking or writing about Filipino food, Marvin is usually enjoying a beer or cocktail, and thinking about what to eat with said beer or cocktail. You can follow him on Twitter @BurntLumpia.

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Ingredients

  • 12 (1/2-inch) slices of baguette
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium clove garlic, cut in half
  • 12 thin slices of manchego cheese
  • 1 jarred roasted red bell pepper, drained and cut into 12 slivers
  • 12 olive oil-packed anchovy fillets, drained
  • Sherry vinegar, for drizzling
  • 12 toothpicks or small wooden skewers, for serving

Procedures

  1. Brush both sides of the baguette slices with the olive oil, then place the baguette slices on a baking sheet. Lightly toast the bread directly under the broiler until golden brown, 30-seconds to 1 minute per side. Remove the bread from the broiler and rub the top of each baguette slice with the cut side of the garlic.

  2. Place the manchego slices on each slice of bread, followed by a sliver of roasted red bell pepper, followed by an anchovy fillet. Return the baguette slices to the broiler and broil just until the cheese melts, 30-seconds to 1 minute.

  3. Remove the topped baguette slices from the oven, then secure each with a toothpick. sprinkle with sherry vinegar and serve immediately.