3 crostini salad batali Recipes

extra virgin olive oil plus 2 tablespoons, garlic, peeled and thinly sliced, julienne rhubarb, littleneck clams , scrubbed and rinsed, dry white wine, cockles , scrubbed and rinsed, butter, red wine vinegar, head escarole , cut into 1/2-inch ribbons, washed and spun dry to yield 4 cups, red bell peppers , roasted, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch julienne, black olive paste, baguette, toasted

virgin olive oil, red onion, thinly sliced, duck livers or chicken livers, capers, rinsed and drained, anchovy fillets, rinsed and patted dry, crushed red pepper flakes plus 1 tbsp, dry red wine, salt and pepper to taste, english cucumber, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper to taste, italian country bread, cut 3/4-inch thick