Ricotta Pea Mint Crostini

Ricotta Pea Crostini | This recipe is easy, fresh and taste great, plus ricotta is protein-rich. Breakfast, lunch, dinner or appetizer, this recipe works on any menu! www.LiveBest.info

Ricotta Crostini are flavor-packed bites with peas, lemon and mint. An easy, peasey solution for dinner, lunch, breakfast and happy hour.

Small plates are the darlings of restaurant menus.

More menus offer a variety of smaller-sized, tapas plates, or shareable portions. This is my kind of trend! I like to mix it up and try new dishes. Sometimes I even share. 😉

But this trend isn’t limited to restaurants. From eating outside for al fresco dining or a simple picnic to serving small bites at a bridal or baby shower or a graduation party, cooks are creating morsels to savor.

More doesn’t taste better, it’s just more

My food philosophy is more doesn’t taste better, its just more.

Research shows that eating smaller portions of foods satisfies a person just as well as a larger portion. The theory is that once you’ve swallowed something there is not much memory of how much you ate—you just remember, mmm…that tasted good.

Small plates satisfy my taste curiosity before flavor saturation and palate fatigue set in. Some believe that after a few bites, you’re taste buds get bored so then you don’t enjoy the flavor as much.

Small plates are the Goldilocks version (just right) + reduces food waste

I also like smaller plates because it controls portion size. Most of us eat more when given larger plates than if we were served smaller plates. In addition to helping us trim our waistlines, these small plates reduce food waste.

Speaking of food waste…ricotta is one of those foods that seems to hang out in the fridge. You buy it to make lasagna, but then what?

How to use ricotta

ricotta -kiwi-toast

ricotta and sliced kiwi

  • Mix with veggies to fill an omelet.
  • Bake in Walnut Lasagna Rolls.
  • Spread on toast and top with sliced fruit.
  • Spread on a pizza or stir into pancake batter.
  • Top ricotta with ripe strawberries and a drizzle of honey or juicy blackberries and a sprinkle of brown sugar.
  • Whisk a few spoonfuls of ricotta into a simple vinaigrette for a creamy dressing.
  • Make Strawberry Basil Tarts

Or make pea and mint crostini!

Ricotta Pea Mint Crostini

I like this bruschetta recipe because it’s easy, fresh and taste great. Plus ricotta is protein-rich so delivers a benefit. Make it in spring and summer when fresh mint is abundant. Breakfast, lunch, dinner or appetizer, this recipe works on any menu. It’s easy, peasy!

The ingredients

  • 1 cup green peas, cooked or thawed frozen peas
  • 1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • zest of ½ lemon, about ½ teaspoon
  • 3 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 12 1/4-inch slices baguette
  1. Brush baguette slices and bake at 350℉ for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
  2. Stir peas, ricotta, Parmesan, lemon, salt an pepper together.
  3. Top bread, dries of olive oil sprinkle of chopped mint.

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Flavor-packed bites of ricotta, peas, lemon and mint are easy, peasey solutions for dinner, lunch, breakfast and happy hour. How happy is that? Try this ricotta, pea, mint crostini recipe!

  • Author: Judy Barbe
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: American, Italian

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup green peas, cooked or thawed frozen peas
  • 1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • zest of ½ lemon, about ½ teaspoon
  • 3 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 12 1/4-inch slices baguette

Instructions

  1. If using frozen peas, cook according to package directions. If using fresh-shelled peas, bring a pan of water to a boil. Add peas and boil about 45 -60 seconds. Remove the peas from water and drain. Let cool to room temperature.
  2. In a small bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, Parmesan, lemon juice and zest, peas, mint, and salt, mashing some peas as you stir.
  3. Spread ricotta mixture over crostini. Sprinkle pepper over the top and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
  4. To toast baguette slices. Using the 2 tablespoons olive oil, brush one side of bread lightly with olive oil. Place on baking sheet and bake in 350° oven for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 slices
  • Calories: 130

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Ricotta Pea Crostini | This recipe is easy, fresh and taste great, plus ricotta is protein-rich. Breakfast, lunch, dinner or appetizer, this recipe works on any menu! www.LiveBest.info
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Comments

  1. YUM!! Love mint and peas together….add ricotta? Brilliant! Totally serving these at my next shindig!

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