Bocadillo From The Island Of Ibiza

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large french rolls or 4 large italian rolls, preferably sourdough
• 6 -8 garlic cloves, halved
• 4 -6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 -3 large tomatoes, thinly sliced
• dried oregano (preferably spanish, greek, or sicilian)
• 8 slices jamon serrano (spanish dry-cured ham or prosciutto)
• 10 ounces manchego cheese
• mixed mediterranean olive

Recipe

• 1 preheat the broiler.
• 2 cut open the rolls and lightly toast on each side under the broiler.
• 3 rub the garlic on the cut side of each piece of bread.
• 4 drizzle the garlic-rubbed bread with olive oil and brush the outsides with a bit more oil.
• 5 spread lightly with the tomato paste; then layer the sliced tomatoes, pressing in the tomato paste and tomatoes so that the juices are absorbed into the bread.
• 6 sprinkle with crumbled oregano, then layer with the ham and cheese.
• 7 close up sandwich and press together well, then brush lightly with olive oil.
• 8 heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 9 add sandwiches to pan; weight sandwiches down; decrease heat to medium-low and cook until lightly crisped on the outside and the cheese begins to melt.
• 10 turn over and brown on the second side.
• 11 cut in halves, and serve immediately, with a handful of mixed olives.