Prosciutto Burrata Open-Faced Sandwich

20220907 #breakfastdiary 536, 18°C/mostly clear Heat a pan with olive oil and toast bread until crisp on both sides. (Sourdough or baguette would work well.) Spread on tomato sauce, top with the prettiest burrata cheese in the world, then two slices of prosciutto, a drizzle of olive oil, and pepper, pepper, pepper — #prosciuttoburrataopensandwich The original line from his tenth satire reads: "One should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body." Juvenal lamented the vanishing of Roman virtue, and it's said the times themselves left him "unable not to write satire." 'Wouldn't it be wonderful if a healthy body and a healthy mind went together' — he was pointing to a reality tilted toward one side. Just as the Greek concept of diaita originally meant balance in life, Juvenal satirized how the Romans were losing that very sense of balance. (Kim Yong-seok, "Diet: The Wisdom of a Balanced Life, Nowhere to Be Found") They say the body's urge to store calories overpowers even human sexual desire, so dieting really is a complicated business. Rather than cutting food intake drastically, it's better to pursue balance through moderate calorie expenditure.

- 1 slice bread (sourdough recommended) - 1T tomato sauce - 1 ball burrata cheese - 2 slices prosciutto - Olive oil - Pepper

1. Brush bread with olive oil and toast both sides until crisp. 2. Spread tomato sauce on the bread from step 1, top with burrata cheese, and lay 2 slices of prosciutto neatly on top. Drizzle with a little olive oil and pepper.