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Categories:  HOOPLA HAPPY HOUR

CROSTINI WITH RICOTTA AND SANCERRE

August 18, 2011

Author and cook Molly Birnbaum shares her favourite cocktail hour recipe. Serve with a glass of Sancerre.


Crostini with Ricotta, Caramelised Plums, Pistachios and Honey

These measurements are loose, as it’s easy to make as many, or as few, as you want.

1 baguette, sliced into 1/2 inch thick rounds (as many as you want)
Fresh ricotta cheese (1 container)
1 purple plum
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Pistachio nuts, toasted and chopped
Honey

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Brush baguette rounds with a bit of melted butter, or olive oil, and a sprinkle of salt. Toast on a sheet pan until lightly golden brown, around 10 minutes (make sure to check along the way).

Meanwhile, cut the plum into thin slices. Melt the butter in a saute pan over medium heat. When the butter melts, place the plum slices in the pan, and saute until they are soft but not mushy and lightly browned, around 3 minutes. Flip them once during cooking for even color.

Once the baguette slices are toasted, and the plums caramelised, put a healthy spoonful of ricotta on each baguette slice. Top with a plum slice, a sprinkle of chopped pistachios, and a drizzle of honey. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

I enjoy these alongside a nice glass of Sancerre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Molly Birnbaum is the author of Season to Taste (Portobello Books. $29.99). She also writes the popular food blog My Madeleine. Read her story here.

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