Bruschetta Picada
Bruschetta Picada. Throughout the week, I was thinking of ways to make taco more Italian style. Immediately, I thought of bruschetta but wanted to figure out how to incorporate the tacos without overloading it. Ultimately, I came up with this.
Ingredients
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Prepare of Bruschetta
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You need 1 1/2 pounds of plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into small dice
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It’s 1/4 cup of chopped fresh basil
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Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped fresh basil
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You need 6 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil, divided
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You need 2 tablespoons of finely chopped red onion
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Prepare 2 of large cloves garlic, minced
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Prepare 2 teaspoons of red wine vinegar
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You need to taste of freshly ground black pepper
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It’s 1 of French baguette, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
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You need 1 tablespoon of high-quality balsamic vinegar, or to taste
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You need of Cilantro Lime Sauce
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It’s 3/4 bunch of cilantro
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You need 3/4 of jalapeno
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It’s 1 of large cloves garlic minced (2 tbsp minced)
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Prepare 1 tbsp of fresh lime juice
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Prepare 1/4 cup of greek yogurt
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Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt
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You need 1/8 tsp of black pepper
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It’s 2 tbsp (3 ounces) of extra virgin olive oil
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Prepare of Rib-eye Picada
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Prepare 1 lb of Rib-eye (Chopped into Picada)
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You need 1/4 cup of fresh squeezed lime juice (about 3 limes)
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Prepare 2 tablespoons of olive oil
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You need 4 cloves of garlic, minced
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It’s 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
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It’s 1 teaspoon of ground oregano
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You need 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
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You need 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
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Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of cracked black pepper
Steps
- Stir tomatoes, basil, 3 tablespoons olive oil, red onion, garlic, red wine vinegar, and pepper together in a bowl; let tomato mixture stand at room temperature for 15 minutes, then place in the refrigerator to marinate for 45 minutes..
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- If the ends of the cilantro stems look brown or old, trim them off, keeping as much of the stem as possible. The stems blend well and have great flavor..
- Notes Assuming you are washing the cilantro, make sure to dry it very thoroughly. Otherwise the leftover water will significantly thin out the dressing and make it less flavorful. The cilantro bunches I use are about 2 cups packed..
- Cut the stem off the jalapeno, and remove the seeds and ribs from the jalapeno if you desire. Keeping those in will make the dressing more spicy, and they will blend up just fine..
- Place the cilantro, jalapeno, minced garlic, lime juice, yogurt, salt, and pepper into a blender, and blend until smooth, about 30 seconds..
- Add the olive oil, and blend for a few seconds, until just incorporated. Taste and make any necessary seasoning adjustments..
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- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days..
- Whisk all of the ingredients together in a large shallow bowl or plastic container. Add the meat, rotating to evenly coat, and cover with plastic wrap (or lid if using container)..
- Take the rib-eye and slice it finely, and again into smaller pieces..
- Add into bowl of seasoning and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
- Heat skillet on medium heat. Cook while stirring to keep moist until desired doneness is reached. Reduce heat to allow to rest for 5-10 minutes..
- Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat sauce and preheat the oven's broiler. Brush one side of each slice of bread with remaining olive oil. Place bread slices, oiled-side-up, onto a baking sheet..
- Broil until golden brown, about 2 minutes; remove from oven..
- Spoon tomato mixture evenly over the top of toasted bread slices. Top with Picada and drizzle Cilantro Lime Sauce over it..
- Serve and enjoy!.
This traditional Cuban dish features ground beef, golden raisins, capers, and olives simmered in tomato sauce and wine. My good relationship with capers started as soon as I tried them for the first time. Briny, salty, juicy, a bit resembling pickled cucumbers and green olives but with quite a different taste. Piccata is an Italian word spelled sometimes as picatta or pichotta. The word "piccato", to which it may be related, may be a translation of the French piqué, past participle of piquer ("to prick, lard"), though it doesn't seem to fit the culinary use of the Italian term which means "to be pounded flat".
