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Crostini with Ricotta, Cherries and Mint Recipe: Squirrel Hill Food Pantry Healthy Recipe Series

Crostini with Ricotta, Cherries and Mint Recipe

Refresh your breakfast with this refreshing crostini recipe. With only five ingredients, this recipe can be adapted with ingredients you have in your kitchen. Try it out and let us know what you think!

Ingredients

  • Baguette slices

  • Olive oil

  • Ricotta cheese

  • Fresh red or Rainier cherries, pitted and sliced in half

  • Fresh mint leaves, rough chopped or torn

  • Honey (optional)

 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Lay baguette slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crisp.

  2. Let the crostini cool for 5 minutes, then spread each slice with a smear of ricotta cheese.

  3. Top crostini with a few cherry slices and fresh mint leaves.

  4. Drizzle with honey if desired.