It's the perfect way to use up your stale bread – dice it up, toast it in the oven gently, then dip it in a little bit of cold water and vinegar and it gives it a phenomenal texture, especially with tomatoes, a few salad leaves, and a drizzle of olive oil or whatever you fancy.
Lightly butter a piece of toast and break it up into pieces, crumbling it in the bowl.
You know how your dad likes to mush sardines and capers together on burned toast and maybe fun it up with hot sauce and then fold the toast in half and that's dinner?
He added: "According to the magical thinkers who promote it, the new miracle stops climate breakdown, replaces gas and petroleum, improves the fertility of the soil, reduces deforestation, cuts labour, creates employment, prevents respiratory disease and ensures that when you drop your toast it always lands butter side up".
Now put the bread in, cheese side up, and toast it.
Meanwhile, gently toast your bread to warm it up.
You could toast the bread and break it up after it cools if you prefer.
The brothers took it out, heated it up, and toasted him before tucking in.
As rule-abiding as the French are, I think their tartine rules are bendable if not breakable, especially since after choosing a good bread and toasting it, everything else is up for grabs, including how large each tartine should be, how much topping should be put on it and what that topping should be.
Keep a close watch, because it'll toast up very quickly.
