5 four focaccia Recipes

a 1/4-oz p ck ge (2 1/2 tsp) ctive dry ye st, sugar, lukewarm water, unbleached all-purpose flour, table salt, olive oil, freshly grated parmesan, grated whole-milk mozzarella (about 1/4 lb), crumbled gorgonzola (about 2 oz), grated fontina (about 3 oz), onion, sliced thin, coarse salt , or to taste

boneless skinless chicken breast, pounded to 1/4 inch thickness (separated into four 4 oz portions), egg, beaten, water, breadcrumbs (panko are best), salt and pepper, for seasoning breadcrumbs, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, smashed, fresh spinach, washed , spin dried, stems removed and chopped or 1 (300 g) box frozen spinach, defrosted and squeezed as dry as you can, lemon juice, nutmeg, portabella mushrooms, cleaned and sliced, sweet onions (optional), tomatoes (optional), cheese (optional), focaccia bread (approx 12 inches) or 2 small focaccia bread

thick tuna steaks or four 6-oz cans oil-packed tuna, fresh lemon juice, minced fresh thyme leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves, sliced red onion (about 1), thyme focaccia, red bell peppers ,roasted and peeled, drained capers

canola oil, for frying, top sirloin , cut against the grain on the bias into eight 1/8-inch strips or fingers, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, eggs, italian-style breadcrumbs, smoked almonds, grated parmesan, extra-virgin olive oil, paprika, red bell peppers , fire roasted, from a jar, garlic , smashed, shallot, chopped, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, gorgonzola dolce, at room temperature, four 6-inch tomato focaccia rolls, split and toasted (or your favorite focaccia bread), homemade hot giardiniera , recipe follows (or your favorite oil-packed hot giardiniera), finely chopped, table salt, diced carrots, tiny cauliflower florets, serrano peppers, sliced (depending on heat level desired), garlic, minced, stalk celery, diced small, red bell pepper, diced small, canola oil, dried oregano, freshly ground black pepper