How to prepare the recipe for rustic Tuscan crostini, appetizer based on black olives, fennel seeds and thyme, with anchovies in oil and Apulian type bread.

Ingredients for 4 people

- 150 gr. toasted black olives

- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds

- 2 sprigs of thyme

- 2 anchovy fillets in oil

- 4 slices of Apulian bread

Preparation of rustic croutons

To prepare rustic crostini with black olives, it takes about 20 minutes of preparation to which 5 more must be added for cooking.

First pitted the olives, then put them in a blender together with the fennel seeds previously reduced to powder with the help of a mortar and by rubbing on a wooden cutting board.

Add the thyme leaves and the anchovy fillets, after blending everything until you obtain a homogeneous mixture to be transferred to a bowl.

Toast the slices of bread, using the oven grill or a toaster, then cut them into smaller pieces.

Spread the rustic olive-based cream over the parts obtained, decorate with the thyme leaves and place on a tray to serve.