ITALIAN CROSTINI
An Italian appetizer consisting of grilled or toasted bread/baguette slices and toppings. These crostini are also delicious with sun-dried tomatoes.
Ingredients
At Oliviers&Co
Italian Grand Cru
Camargue salt
Pepper
At the market
6 slices of bread
4 tomatoes
1 cup ricotta
2 spring onions
1/2 bunch of basil
3/4 cup prosciutto ham
1 cup mozzarella, sliced
Oregano
Steps
Preheat the oven to 225°C.
Cut the tomatoes into slices, sprinkle them with oregano, salt, pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Leave to set in the oven for about 1 hour.
Slice the onions and mix them with the ricotta with 10 washed and chopped basil leaves, salt, pepper and oregano.
Lightly toast the bread and rub it with olive oil. Spread a layer of ricotta on the bread, add the tomatoes, prosciutto and mozzarella. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and oregano.
Place the crostini in the oven for 5 minutes.
Add a few basil leaves and a thin drizzle of olive oil before serving.