Cibeles Crostini Blockade
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TypeStarter
Serves4 people
DateOctober 3, 2026
Stacked crostini as a police barricade, with olives and peppers breaking through as demonstrators.
A sober Spanish starter: thin crostini stacked as the police cordon at Plaza de Cibeles, with 'demonstrators' made from olives and peppers. The plate shows the blockade: a line of bread, a gap, and a few breaking through. Fits the news with its clear silhouette and sense of shortage.
Ingredients
- 1 baguette
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 red bell pepper
- 12 green olives, pitted
- 4 tbsp tomato sauce (simple, homemade or jarred)
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Slice the baguette into 16 thin diagonal pieces.
- Brush slices with olive oil and rub with half the garlic clove.
- Bake crostini 6-8 minutes until golden brown.
- Slice the pepper into thin strips about 5 cm long.
- On each plate, lay 4 crostini in a straight line, leaving a small gap in the center.
- Spoon some tomato sauce behind the crostini line as a plaza.
- In the gap, place 3 olives and 2 pepper strips, half crossing the crostini, as 'demonstrators' breaking through.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Serving notes
- Serve on a rectangular plate for the plaza effect.
- Drizzle extra olive oil over the crostini for shine.