Make this family-friendly, cheesy garlic bread to accompany soup, chilli or pasta. It’s an easy crowd-pleaser that’s full of melty mozzarella.
Total time20 mins
Serves 6
125g mozzarella ball140g taleggio cheese, rind removed100g butter, softened3 garlic cloves, finely choppedhandful parsley leaves, chopped1 tsp fresh marjoram leaves, chopped, optional1 long baguettelarge pinch of paprika
STEP 1Light the barbecue. Chop the mozzarella and taleggio into small chunks and tip into a bowl with the butter, garlic, herbs and some salt and pepper. If you want, you can mix everything together with a wooden spoon, but I prefer to use my hands.STEP 2Using a bread knife, cut diagonal slices along the loaf about three quarters of the way into the bread – don’t cut all the way through. If it looks like the bread won’t fit on the barbecue, cut it in half and make two smaller ones.STEP 3Push the garlic butter generously between each cut, allowing some to ooze onto the top – it will caramelise and taste superb. Sprinkle the paprika over. Wrap the bread up like a cracker in a double thickness of foil. You can prepare to this stage up to a day ahead.STEP 4Put the pack straight onto the barbecue. Cook for 2 minutes then roll it over onto its side and cook for 2 minutes more. Roll it onto its other side and cook for a further 2 minutes. Have a peek – if the cheese is melting and the bread is crispy, remove it from the barbie. Pull the slices apart and eat while hot and gooey.
