Mediterranean cuisine is synonymous with fresh, high-quality cheeses and vegetables made in simple preparations to highlight their unique flavors. Our Ricotta Crostini Recipe is a great example of how decadent a humble slice of bread with good ricotta cheese can be!
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Seven Stunning Ricotta Crostini Recipes
Ricotta cheese is best known for delivering the sweet richness of cheesecake, calzones, manicotti, gnocchi and lasagna; but few people know just how truly delicious ricotta cheese is when simply prepared with crostini or toast and a variety of fillings.
We like to prepare our Ricotta Crostini Recipe with fresh crusty bread (try whole wheat, sourdough, country, multigrain or ciabatta), high-quality ricotta cheese (we used Natural and Kosher), and an assortment of sweet and savory mix-ins from which our family can build their own toasted sandwiches.
Convenient & Versatile
Breakfast is a good time to try some sweet add-ins to Ricotta Toast like fresh berries, orange segments, whole-fruit jam, chocolate shavings, or honey. Savory mix-ins like sliced almonds and crushed pistachios, or a spoonful of pasta sauce, pesto, or olive tapenade, can punch up the sweetness of the ricotta cheese to create a memorable crostini recipe.
Here a few of our family favorite mix-ins for Ricotta Toast:
- Fresh Tomatoes, Basil, and Za'atar Seasoning
- Nectarines, or Plums with Honey and Almonds
- Pears or apples with Honey and Pistachios
- Roasted Grapes, Black Pepper and Salt
- Fresh Figs, Honey, Pistachios, Sea Salt
- Blood Orange with hazelnuts and Maple Syrup
- Olives, Sun dried tomatoes, fresh basil and olive oil
Fit for A King
Like other modern cheeses, ricotta can be made from sheep, goat, or water buffalo milk. It was first developed in ancient Rome as a means to use up the whey by-product created in the production of rennet-based cheeses. The Romans blended whey with fresh milk to create the distinct creamy mixture that we know today, and it wasn't long before the new cheese became a favorite of the noble classes.
We like to serve Ricotta Toast with a fresh salad that features fruit like our Avocado Mango Salad, Watermelon Steak Salad, or our delicious and filling Warm Blood Orange- Avocado Pistachio Salad. Pair the Ricotta Crostini and salad with a mouth-watering drink like our Passion Fruit Sangria or Nectarine Lemonade to brighten the ricotta and you’ll have an easy, simple yet sophisticated meal worthy of a king!
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Five Quick Ricotta Crostini Recipes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 14 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Mediterranean cuisine is synonymous with fresh, high-quality cheeses and vegetables made in simple preparations to highlight their unique flavors. Our Ricotta Crostini Recipe is a great example of how decadent a humble slice of bread with good ricotta cheese can be!
Ingredients
- 1 loaf crusty bread, whole wheat, sourdough, country, multigrain or ciabatta
- 1 lb Natural and Kosher Whole Milk Ricotta
- Toppings of your choice - see note or body of the post
Instructions
- Cut bread into slices and toast
- Spread about 2 tbsp of ricotta on each slice
- Top with your topping of choice see suggestions in the notes
Notes
- Top your crostini with any of the following toppings:
- Fresh Tomatoes, Basil, and Za'atar Seasoning
- Nectarines, or Plums with Honey and Almonds
- Pears or apples with Honey and Pistachios
- Roasted Grapes, Black Pepper and Salt
- Fresh Figs, Honey, Pistachios, Sea Salt
- Blood Orange with hazelnuts and Maple Syrup
- Olives, Sun dried tomatoes, fresh basil and olive oil
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 5
- Category: appetizer
- Method: No cook
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 crostini with 2 tbsp ricotta
- Calories: 204
- Sugar: 1.2
- Sodium: 286
- Fat: 8.2
- Saturated Fat: 4.7
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 22.6
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 10.6
- Cholesterol: 25.5
Lmr says
Do you bake them after putting the toppings on? Seems the recipe is not finished?
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Vicky and Ruth says
No, you toast the bread, spread some ricotta and you can choose your favorite sweet or savory toppings. We give you suggestions in the post.