I wanted to use up the last of my ricotta cheese because it was about to expire! I hate waste and I wasn’t about to let it go into the trash. I had some prosciutto slices so I thought about using them in crostini. I picked up some arugula and some gorgeous organic brown figs. These crostini were so tasty! I’ll have to serve them at my next dinner party.
Ingredients:
- 1 baguette, thinly sliced on an angle
- 1/4 cup of olive oil
- 1 cup of ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon of lemon zest
- juice from half a lemon
- prosciutto slices, cut in half
- organic baby arugula
- organic brown figs, sliced
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Center the oven rack. Line foil on a baking sheet.
Arrange sliced baguette on the baking sheet. Brush with olive oil and bake for 5-7 minutes. Then turn your broiler on. Broil for 1-2 minutes or until it gets slightly golden brown on the edges.
In a small bowl combine ricotta cheese, lemon zest and lemon juice. Spread the baguette slices with the ricotta cheese mixture. Place half of a prosciutto slice on top of the ricotta spread. Then place a couple of arugula leaves on top of the prosciutto. Lastly, top 3 slices of figs on top of the arugula leaves, overlapping each other. At this point, you can plate and serve.
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Is there anything better than fig and prosciutto? +cheese, yes! This is brilliant. 🙂
Why thank you! 🙂
uuuuh! this might be totally delisc!! great flavor combination!
Thank you Giulia! 🙂
It looks deliciious …..very creative !!!
Thank you! 🙂
If only I could get my hands on organic figs! With the figs I can buy I won’t eat the skins as they look too tough and unappetising. Lovely crostini combo!
Thanks! I agree –some of the figs I have gotten in the past, the skins were on the thicker side. The organic ones I got were not. And they were sweet and tasty.
I never thik this recipe… thank uoy for the idea.
I like change my italian dish.
Bye from Italy.
Thanks for stopping by! You’re welcome and I hope you give it a try. -Anne
Another fab figgy recipe for me to bookmark, they look delicious!
Thanks Louisa! 🙂
Hi Anne, fig and prosciutto is one of most favorite combinations. I love this dish and can’t wait to make it for company this weekend!
Yay!!! I’m glad –I hope your company enjoys them as much as I do! 🙂
Yum – these look great!
Thank you! These were easy to make too. 🙂
Thanks! Good Idea! Now I have have a new recipe for my figs next August!
Yay! 🙂
How gorgeous are those! The arugula’s a great idea. I do ricotta, prosciutto and fresh peach crostini; if I can ever find fresh figs here in rural Wisconsin I’ll try them instead. Beautiful photo, btw.
Thank you so much! The fig is absolutely wonderful in here, as I can imagine so are fresh peaches. I will have to give that one a try myself.