Medium Appetizer

Fig and Ricotta Crostini

Name: Fig and Ricotta Crostini
Prep time: 13 min
Cook time: 51 min
Total time: 64 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Unknown
Ingredients: 1 French baguette , cut into 1/2 inch slices; 1 container ricotta cheese , 15 ounce; 12 freshs basil leaves , cut into thin strips; 8 blacks mission figs , cut in quarters; 0.25 cups aged balsamic vinegar

Total Time

1h 4m

13m prep · 51m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Medium

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For this appetizer, toasted rounds of baguette are topped with delicious, fresh summer ingredients.

Ingredients

1 French baguette , cut into 1/2 inch slices
1 container ricotta cheese , 15 ounce
12 freshs basil leaves , cut into thin strips
8 blacks mission figs , cut in quarters
0.25 cups aged balsamic vinegar

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2

Place the baguette slices on an ungreased, foil-lined baking sheet.
3

Bake the bread in the preheated oven until the bottoms are brown, about 5 minutes; flip and bake until crisp, 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.
4

Spread 1 tablespoon of ricotta on each slice of toasted bread. Place a few ribbons of basil on each, arrange a slice of fig on top, and drizzle the finished crostini with balsamic vinegar.