Garlic Toast

Garlic toast is the simplest yet most irresistible bite: crisp bread with the aroma of raw garlic.

1. Toast the bread slices crisp and golden on both sides in a pan or in the toaster.

2. Peel the garlic cloves and cut them in half lengthways.

3. Rub the surface of the still-warm toast thoroughly with the cut face of the garlic – the hot, rough surface almost "grates" the garlic.

4. Drizzle it with a little oil and salt it.

5. Serve immediately, warm.

Tip: Only warm, crisp bread rubs the garlic off – on cold, soft toast its flavour does not take.