Italian Crostini

Name: Italian Crostini
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 baguette, sliced; For ricotta-tomato topping: 200g ricotta, 4 ripe tomatoes diced, big handful basil, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 garlic clove, salt; For bean topping: 1 can cannellini beans, 2 garlic cloves, 4 tbsp olive oil, lemon juice, parsley; Olive oil for brushing

Toasted Italian baguette slices topped with chicken liver pâté, ricotta and tomato, or white beans — Tuscany's most-loved appetiser.

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15 minPrep

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10 minCook

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4Serves

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EasyLevel

Ingredients

1 baguette, sliced
For ricotta-tomato topping: 200g ricotta, 4 ripe tomatoes diced, big handful basil, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 garlic clove, salt
For bean topping: 1 can cannellini beans, 2 garlic cloves, 4 tbsp olive oil, lemon juice, parsley
Olive oil for brushing

Instructions

Toast the bread slices.
Mix ricotta with salt and a splash of olive oil.
Top some toasts with ricotta, then tomato-basil mixture.
Mash beans with olive oil, garlic, lemon and parsley.
Top other toasts with the bean spread.
Drizzle with olive oil.

Tara’s tips

Variety of toppings is the point.
Eat immediately while crisp.

Serving suggestions

Lovely with a glass of wine.

Storage & reheating

Make to order.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.