Open toastie with figs and ricotta mousse

Name: Open toastie with figs and ricotta mousse
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 19 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian cuisine
Ingredients: 200 g fruit bread; 1 tbsp liquid honey; 1 tbsp pine nuts; 250 g ricotta; ½ lemons; 4 figs; 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 pinch sea salt; 2 sprig thyme

Aperitif fingerfood Italian cuisine Autumn

Total: 19 min. | Active: 15 min.

vegetarian

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Crunchy fruit bread, lightly whipped ricotta, juicy figs and beautifully balanced seasoning – the perfect combination for a delicious open toastie. This sweet-and-savoury recipe is ideal as an autumn appetizer, a tasty lunch or a healthy snack. It is easy to prepare, takes just 20 minutes to make and will bring a touch of gastronomic flair to your table.

Recipe by:
Anita - Breakfast & Bowls

Ingredients

for 8 pieces

Ricotta
250 g	ricotta
½	lemon, the whole juice
1 pinch	sea salt

Open toasties
200 g	fruit bread, cut into 8 slices
2 tbsp	olive oil

To serve
4	figs, thinly sliced
1 tbsp	liquid honey
1 tbsp	pine nuts, roasted
2 sprig	thyme, leaves torn off
2 pinch	sea salt

How it's done

Ricotta

Using the whisk on a mixer, whip the ricotta in a bowl until light and creamy. Add the lemon juice and fleur de sel, continue to whip.

Open toasties

Brush the fruit bread with oil, place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.

Toast for approx. 2 mins. in the upper half of an oven preheated to 230 °C.

Turn the slices of bread and toast the other side for approx. 2 mins. Remove.

To serve

Arrange the ricotta and figs on top of the slices of toast. Drizzle with the honey, sprinkle with the pine nuts, thyme and fleur de sel.

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