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Crostini with Lemon Ricotta and Blueberries

A delicious, easy to make summer appetizer
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword blueberry crostini, crostini, easy appetizer recipe, ricotta crostini
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 French baguette, sliced on the diagonal, 3/4" thick
  • zest of two lemons
  • 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 1 pint blueberries
  • 10 thyme sprigs, leaves removed
  • 2-3 tablespoon s good quality extra virgin olive oil
  • wildflower honey, desired amount

Instructions

  • Preheat broiler, slice baguette about 1/2" thick, This should give you about 16-18 slices. Place bread on a cooking sheet, set aside.
  • While waiting for oven, zest lemons and strip leaves off of thyme sprigs. In a small bowl mix ricotta and half the lemon zest, stir, reserve the other half of lemon zest for garnish.
  • Place olive oil in a small bowl and brush both sides of bread lightly with olive oil. Place bread in the oven and toast for two minutes, until slightly golden, remove from oven, turn bread over and place back in oven. Cook until golden (2-3 minutes) and remove from oven.
  • Top each crostini with about 1 tablespoon of ricotta, top with blueberries, sprinkle each toastette with a couple of thyme leaves and a bit more lemon zest, then drizzle with desired amount of honey and serve!