Crostini with ricotta and roasted tomatoes

Italy with tomato made by Harry Belmans
  • < 15 min
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian
  • Italian
  • Appetizer
Credits: Photos by Heikki Verdurme

Ingredients

4 persons

  • handful of ELVEA Yellow Peeled Datterini Tomatoes (Maestro's Selection)
  • handful of fresh basil
  • 100 grams ricotta
  • pepper
  • salt
  • slice of ciabatta
  • clove of garlic
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 50 grams pecorino

Preparation

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 220 °C.

  2. 2

    Halve the tomatoes and place them in a baking dish.

  3. 3

    Roast them for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Finely chop the basil and mix it into the ricotta.

  5. 5

    Season with a little salt and pepper.

  6. 6

    Grill the slices of ciabatta bread and rub them with garlic.

  7. 7

    Spoon a little ricotta onto this and top with the tomatoes.

  8. 8

    Drizzle with olive oil and season with freshly ground pepper.

  9. 9

    Finish with balsamic vinegar and pecorino.

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