The taste of Summer in my Mediterranean Sandwich
by meike peters
Maltese sausage, tomatoes, capers, olives, basil, red onions, garlic and olive oil on Maltese Ftira bread – as soon as I started to make this sandwich the sun came out, literally! You can’t really put more of the taste of summer into a sandwich than in this one. In Malta, this is a local hero, the famous Ftira, enjoyed by everyone on this island. It’s a celebration of their specialities combining quite a few different tastes, all strong and honest, and creating one of the best sandwiches you can imagine.
I made it last weekend when I had all the ingredients at hand, freshly delivered from Malta by Emma. I fried the coarse Maltese sausage with its strong coriander flavour until golden brown, without its skin and cut in half. It looked a bit like a burger stuffed with herbs. You can also use Salsiccia as it’s made with similar spices and herbs as well. I recommend a white bread with a nice crust but soft on the inside to soak the juices and olive oil like the Maltese bread I used. I cut a few cherry tomatoes, half a red onion, 4 green olives, 1 dried tomato and a few basil leaves into slices and piled everything carefully onto a slice of bread drizzled with olive oil. I finished it off with 1 crushed clove of garlic and a few capers and closed it with another slice of bread. When I took a bite, I was on my favourite island in the Mediterranean again!
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Oh beautiful! Like a total ray of sunshine!
Thank you Kathryn, that’s true!
Oh this looks & sounds so delicious Meike! Med. is really my favorite type of cuisine. You have me really wanting to visit Malta!
Hi Kelly! Malta (and its sister island Gozo) is such a wonderful place. The people are so welcoming, the food is amazing and the sea is perfect for snorkeling and diving. I love being there and I miss it so much! I’m very happy that I get the chance to spend so much time there and live together with my boyfriend’s family. It gives you an insight into a culture that you can only have when you live close with the people. You should visit it one day and let me know so that we can meet and we’ll show you around. That would be great! Meike xx