Whipped Ricotta Crostini
These whipped ricotta crostini are a fun appetizer, and perfect for entertaining. Very easy to make, and a flavourful vegetarian recipe. The recipe makes approximately 15 crostini, but will vary slightly depending upon the size of the baguette.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Party food, Snack
Cuisine: American, British
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 15 servings
Calories: 35kcal
Food processor
Sharp knife
For the baguette slices
- 1 half-sized French baguette sliced into ½ inch slices
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
For the whipped ricotta topping
- ¾ cup ricotta
- 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoon fresh herbs (I suggest using rosemary and thyme)
- 1 tablespoon apple juice
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar optional, or lemon juice if suitable
- ½ garlic clove
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
Preheat the grill to 180C / 360F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Slice the baguette into thin slices (about ½ inch thick).
Place the baguette slices on the baking tray and brush with olive oil each side. Grill for 8-10 minutes, turning halfway if you can.
Add the ricotta, honey, herbs, apple juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic, salt and black pepper to a food processor and blend until it becomes 'whipped' in texture. Takes around a minute.
Once cooled, spoon the whipped ricotta onto the baguette slices and top with fruits, vegetables or herbs of your choice. Enjoy!
- Slice the bread to around ½ inch thick so it is a small serving suitable as an appetizer.
- Using a pastry brush works well to brush the baguette with olive oil.
- I suggest dicing the herbs a little before adding to the food processing to ease the blending process.
- If bread doesn't work for you, then rice cakes is an alternative!
- Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
Swiss Interest Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine
All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:
- bread, for which wheat scores 1. Bread is debated in terms of histamine, particularly given other ingredients present.
- apple cider vinegar, which scores 1.
- garlic, which scores 1.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 122IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.1mg