Culinary tours to Italy led by a native Italian
  • CULINARY TOURS
    • AMALFI
    • BOLOGNA
    • CHIANTI
    • CALABRIA
    • SICILY
    • PUGLIA
    • CHRISTMAS IN TUSCANY
    • VENETO
  • CUSTOM ADVENTURES
  • Zoom Cooking Classes
  • MY COOKBOOKS
"If your mother cooks Italian food, why should you go to a restaurant?" - Martin Scorsese

Ricotta & Sundried Tomato Crostini

3/27/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
Growing up in southern Italy, I ate my share of ricotta. I have now traveled to much of Italy leading food and wine tours, and have eating some amazing food all over the peninsula, but I must confess, the flavor of the ricotta in Calabria is second to none. When I’m in Calabria, I eat it just about daily. The beauty of ricotta is that it’s so versatile. You can literally enjoy it from breakfast, to lunch, to dinner, to afternoon snack! In the morning, it’s wonderful for breakfast. Yes, you can enjoy it for breakfast on some toasted bread, a drizzle of honey, or as my dad enjoyed it, with a teaspoon of cherry preserve on top. At lunch it’s great in panini or added to a frittata, and for dinner, well, stuff some shells, bake some pasta or make some cannelloni! And let’s not forget how wonderful it is in desserts. It’s just the perfect ingredient for both sweet and savory dishes. 
 
These crostini are perfect for appetizers, but also make a great lunch on their own. Serve before dinner to whet the appetite, or prepare a plateful for when guests come over, and enjoy with some white wine They also make the perfect light lunch! Of course, this is just one idea, you can also top them with anchovies, olives, capers, honey, or any other flavor that you love! It’s the simple things that are the most enjoyed. 
 
Ricotta & Sundried Tomatoes Crostini 
Serves 4 as appetizers 
 
Ingredients 
4 – 6 thick slices of Italian bread
1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup whole milk ricotta
Ground black pepper (optional) 
Coarse sea salt
2 – 3 oz sundried tomatoes marinated in olive oil  
 
Instructions 
1. Preheat the oven to broil. Place a rack on the very top shelf. 
2. Lightly brush one side of the bread slices with the olive oil. Place bread on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 1 – 2 minutes. Bread should be slightly 
charred but not burned. (It can quickly burn so do not walk away from the oven.) 
3. In a small bowl, using a fork, gently mix the ricotta to break it up. Add ground black pepper, is using.
4. Top each of the bread slices with a large tablespoon of the ricotta. Add a light sprinkle of salt and top with top with the tomatoes. Feel free to add a bit of the oil that the tomatoes came in.  Serve immediately while hot and crisp. 
Share
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Hi there, thanks for visiting my blog! Here you will find recipes, short stories, tales, rants and whatever else is on my mind with regards to food, Italy, travel and along those lines. Drop me a line, I'd love to hear from you!

    Archives

    June 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016

AS SEEN IN

Picture

MORE FROM US

BLOG
CONTACT
ABOUT
TESTIMONIALS

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL

francesca@thelazyitalian.com

LEGAL

COOKIES
PRIVACY POLICY

Copyright ©  2020 - Lazy Italian Culinary Adventures, LLC

Photo used under Creative Commons from Michael Stern
  • CULINARY TOURS
    • AMALFI
    • BOLOGNA
    • CHIANTI
    • CALABRIA
    • SICILY
    • PUGLIA
    • CHRISTMAS IN TUSCANY
    • VENETO
  • CUSTOM ADVENTURES
  • Zoom Cooking Classes
  • MY COOKBOOKS