Grandma's Escarole Delicacy

anchovies

🥗Healthier: canned tuna

💰Cheaper: sardines

Canned tuna provides a similar umami flavor at a lower cost.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative that adds a cheesy flavor.

Take the escarole leaves off and cut the bottom out to clean them.

Cook the entire escarole after cleaning.

Heat extra virgin olive oil in a pan.

Add a whole garlic clove (peeled) to the oil and let it sizzle without browning.

Cut Calabrian chili peppers, including the seeds, and add them to the pan.

Add anchovies to the pan and let them melt.

Stir in capers and black olives.

Add raisins and pine nuts, mixing everything together.

Wash the escarole thoroughly and cut the ends off.

Remove the garlic clove from the pan.

Add a little salt to the mixture in the pan.

Cover the escarole with the mixture and toss to combine.

Toast two-day-old bread slightly in the pan to keep the inside moist and the outside crunchy.

Serve the escarole on top of the toasted bread.

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