* Adapted from Summer Cooking by Elizabeth David
“Not very original, perhaps, but how often does one meet with a really fresh and unmessed hors d’oeuvre?” said Elizabeth. This kind of recipe (or non-recipe) has become the backbone of my entertaining repertoire.
Ingredients
- red radishes
- green and black olives
- small whole tomatoes
- boiled eggs
- Bunch of parsley
- A pepper mill and a salt mill
- lemons and olive oil
- Butter and fresh bread
Preparation
A dish of long red radishes, cleaned but with a little of the green leaves left on; a dish of mixed green and black olives; a plate of raw, round, small whole tomatoes; a dish of hard (not too hard) boiled eggs cut lengthways and garnished with a bunch of parsley. A pepper mill and a salt mill, lemons and olive oil on the table; butter and fresh bread.
