36 crusty hard Recipes

crabmeat, tomatoes, chopped and drained, hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, sour cream, white vinegar, salt and pepper, fresh chives, chopped

gruyere cheese, coarsely shredded, emmenthaler cheese, coarsely shredded, cornstarch, garlic clove, dry white wine, kirsch, salt, fresh ground white pepper, crusty hard bread , for serving, hard salami , for serving, dill pickles , for serving

crusty bread rolls or 1 french baguette, cut into four pieces, garlic clove, olive oil, red wine vinegar, basil leaves , torn, tomatoes, sliced, eggs, hard-boiled and sliced, tuna in vegetable oil, drained, anchovy fillets, cucumber, sliced, red pepper, thinly sliced, french shallot, thinly sliced

crusty sourdough or other sandwich roll (3 to 4 oz.), extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, firm-ripe tomato, cucumber, hard-cooked large egg, drained canned tuna (in oil), pitted nicoise olives, drained canned anchovies, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper

crusty bread , sliced in half horizontally, extra-virgin olive oil, capers, fresh parsley leaves, loosely packed, garlic, freshly ground black pepper, anchovies or 1/4 tsp kosher salt, orange bell pepper, thinly sliced, tomatoes, halved, red onion, thinly sliced, black olives, pitted and quartered, hard-cooked eggs , sliced in half lengthwise

live mussels, extra virgin olive oil, heaping tbsp chopped garlic, chopped italian flat-leaf parsley, fine, dry, unflavored bread crumbs, grated fiore sardo or pecorino romano or other hard, grating sheep s milk cheese, dry white wine, tomatoes cut up with their juice, either ripe, firm, fresh plum tomatoes, grilled crusty bread, 1 or more slices per serving

tomato, ripe, quartered (beefsteak and heirloom work best), spring onions or 4 scallions, roughly chopped, garlic cloves, cucumber, peeled, roughly chopped (use hothouse or english cucumbers), extra virgin olive oil (use a sweet or fruity rather than astringent oil for this recipe), sherry wine vinegar, spring onions, finely sliced, red bell pepper, cored, seeded, minced, green bell pepper, cored, seeded, minced, cucumber, peeled, minced (use hothouse or english cucumbers), hard-boiled eggs, peeled, minced, day-old crusty bread, cut into 2cm cubes, olive oil (for shallow frying), extra virgin olive oil (to serve )

sliced onion, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, black pepper, tuna in olive oil, fresh lemon juice, crusty baguette, lettuce leaf, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, capers, anchovy fillets, drained, black olives, sliced, green onions, chopped

garlic, red onion, roma tomatoes, stalks celery, cucumber, zucchini, extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, several dashes hot sauce, salt, black pepper, good-quality tomato juice, shrimp, peeled and deveined, avocado slices, for serving, hard-boiled eggs, finely minced, fresh cilantro leaves , for serving, crusty bread , for serving

water, unbleached all-purpose flour, instant yeast, unbleached all-purpose flour, water, salt, instant yeast

chorizo sausages (spanish or mexican semi-dry 2 oz each), extra virgin olive oil, hard apple cider, crusty bread , for serving

fresh porcini mushrooms (hard to find) or sliced white button mushrooms (i usually add a few more), extra virgin olive oil, links italian sausage skinned and crumbled (hot or sweet , your call), yellow onion, chopped, celery stalk, chopped 1/4 thick, tomatoes, peeled and chopped, water, salt, pepper, crusty italian bread (country style if available)

green olives with pimientos, drained and chopped, dried oregano, garlic, minced, olive oil, chopped fresh parsley, crusty rolls, split, sliced hard salami, sliced ham, sliced provolone

water, dry white wine, extra-virgin olive oil, hard-shelled clams (5 lb) such as littlenecks (less than 2 inches wide), scrubbed well, garlic cloves, coarsely chopped, coarsely chopped fresh cilantro (about 1 large bunch), black pepper, crusty bread

lemon juice, chopped fresh thyme , or 3/4 tsp dried thyme, salt, fresh-ground black pepper, olive oil, crusty rolls, cut in half, garlic, cut in half, crisp lettuce leaves , such as boston, tomatoes, sliced thin, roasted chicken, bones and skin removed , meat shredded, hard-cooked eggs, sliced, red onion, sliced thin, green bell pepper, sliced thin, black olives , such as kalamata, halved and pitted, anchovy fillets (optional)

tarragon vinegar, dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil, water, chopped shallots, green beans, shrimp, deveined, potato, bibb lettuce, eggs, hard boiled, crusty bread

extra virgin olive oil (the darker the oil the better), white beans, whole peeled tomatoes, low-sodium / 99% fat free chicken broth or reg chicken broth, onion chopped, garlic chopped fine, dried parsley, a pinch of dried red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to tastea loaf of ciabata or hard crusty bread, fresh parmaesan cheese or kraft parmasean cheese (optional)

live mussels, extra virgin olive oil, heaping tbsp chopped garlic, chopped italian flat-leaf parsley, fine, dry, unflavored bread crumbs, grated fiore sardo or pecorino romano or other hard, grating sheep s milk cheese, dry white wine, tomatoes cut up with their juice, either ripe, firm, fresh plum tomatoes or canned imported san marzano italian tomatoes, grilled crusty bread, 1 or more slices per serving