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A tartine (tar-TEEN) is a fun-to-say French word that means bread that is spread with something — whether it’s a baguette smeared with butter and dipped in morning coffee, a round of goat cheese melted on a slice of country bread and served on a bed of greens or what English-speakers would call an open-faced sandwich (or, to borrow a word from our Italian friends, a crostini). Dressed sparingly with a few harmonious and well-chosen ingredients, a tartine sliced into one or two-inch strips also makes an easy, inexpensive and informal hors d’oeuvre to serve with drinks.

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