Avocado Ricotta Crostini

Rating: 4.5 stars
8 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 5
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

When I saw avocado and ricotta cheese being combined on a menu recently, I was intrigued. Not enough to order it, but enough to buy the ingredients for this homemade version! I found this to be a very delicious combination that was sort of unusual, and yet familiar, at the same time. These beauties would make for a great appetizer or snack in time for the height of entertaining season. Start spreading the news!

By Chef John

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Recipe Summary

prep:
15 mins
cook:
25 mins
total:
40 mins
Servings:
10
Yield:
10 appetizer-sized portions
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

10
Original recipe yields 10 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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  • Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat. Add baguette slices in a single layer and drizzle olive oil on top.

  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and crunchy, about 25 minutes. Let crostini cool completely.

  • Halve and pit avocado. Scoop flesh out into a bowl and add ricotta cheese. Mash together using a potato masher until as smooth or chunky as you like. Add lemon juice, basil, salt, and cayenne; mix together, taste, and add more salt if needed. Spread mixture over the cooled crostini.

  • Garnish crostini with tomatoes and radishes. Add a few drops of olive oil; sprinkle sea salt and chives on top.

Chef's Notes:

Feel free to incorporate the zest of the lemon as well.

I did roughly equal parts cheese and avocado, but of course you can play around with this ratio, depending on your mood. The same goes for the garnishes, where any number of fresh or pickled seasonal vegetables would work wonderfully, as would a scattering of crispy bacon.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
160 calories; protein 4.9g; carbohydrates 23.6g; fat 5.9g; sodium 302.3mg. Full Nutrition
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Reviews (5)

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Kathy DiMaggio
Rating: 5 stars
05/24/2020
love this recipe! a crowd pleaser for sure...be generous with sea salt! Read More

Most helpful critical review

Cass is Cookin'
Rating: 3 stars
09/20/2019
These were really yummy but not very presentable. The avocado turns brown fast. Read More
8 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 5
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
Reviews:
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Cass is Cookin'
Rating: 3 stars
09/20/2019
These were really yummy but not very presentable. The avocado turns brown fast. Read More
Logan DeWolfe
Rating: 5 stars
11/24/2018
It's awesome Read More
Kathy DiMaggio
Rating: 5 stars
05/23/2020
love this recipe! a crowd pleaser for sure...be generous with sea salt! Read More
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Erin Reilly
Rating: 5 stars
05/21/2019
So yummy would make again! Read More
Nola
Rating: 5 stars
08/16/2020
I searched the internet for a recipe with avocado and ricotta cheese and Chef Johns on AllRecipies came up 1st. It was simple and I had everything except the bread. I did 7 different toppings on crackers, Tomatoes and radish ( I like the bit or crunch) Cucumber and Tomato, Cucumber with Feta Cheese, Eggplant with Feta, Tomato with Cilantro (a nice kick to it) Red Zebra Tomato slice with Feta. And my favourite is the hard boiled egg and then mad it even better with cucumber. Wish I had the bread though, crackers get soft real quick. Thanks Chef John Read More
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