Ricotta And Anchovy Canapes Crostini Bianchi Recipes

FIVE QUICK RICOTTA CROSTINI RECIPES

Steps:

• Cut bread into slices and toast
• Spread about 2 tbsp of ricotta on each slice
• Top with your topping of choice see suggestions in the notes

RICOTTA AND ANCHOVY CANAPES (CROSTINI BIANCHI)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Drain ricotta if moist. Puree ricotta, anchovies, butter, olive oil and pepper. Toast bread slices til lightly browned. Trim, quarter and spread on paste. Serve.

RICOTTA CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Arrange bread on a baking sheet; brush both sides with oil. Season with salt. Toast until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Spread with ricotta; drizzle with oil and sprinkle with pepper, or add toppings as desired.

PASTA WITH CARAMELIZED PEPPERS, ANCHOVIES AND RICOTTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook, according to package instructions, until the pasta is just al dente.
• As pasta cooks, heat a large sauté pan over medium-high, and add 3 tablespoons olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the anchovies and rosemary, and sauté until the anchovies start to dissolve, about 1 minute. Add the garlic and red-pepper flakes, and sauté until the garlic turns pale golden in spots, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the bell peppers and a large pinch of salt to the pan, and sauté until the bell peppers are very soft and well caramelized, 10 to 15 minutes, lowering the heat if the peppers start becoming too dark. Add the wine (or water) and the butter, and sauté, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Taste and season with lemon juice and more salt as needed.
• Put 1/4 cup ricotta and the scallions in a large serving bowl, and season aggressively with black pepper.
• Use a coffee mug or measuring cup to scoop about 1/2 cup pasta water from the pot. Drain the pasta, then add it to the bowl with the ricotta and scallions, tossing well. Add the bell pepper mixture and the herbs, and toss well, adding a splash or two of pasta water if the mixture looks dry. Taste and season with more salt if needed.
• Spoon pasta into bowls, and top with dollops of the remaining 1/4 cup ricotta, a drizzle of oil and a little Parmesan, if you like. Shower torn herb leaves over all.

ANCHOVY CROSTINI

Steps:

• Cut 2" circles from the bread (or use the 1/4" baguette slices).
• Brush both sides of the bread with the olive oil.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake in moderate oven for 10 min or until golden brown (You can make up a whole lot of these toasts for future use as they store well in a closed tin).
• Melt butter in a frypan.
• Add flour, mixing well and cook for 1 minute.
• Add milk and stir over moderate heat until it boils& thickens, remove from heat.
• Add 3 tbsp parmesan,Salt& pepper& mushrooms.
• Mix well.
• Add anchovy paste and stir through. The mixture looks a bit loose but it will bake perfectly
• Spread 2 teasp on each toast and generously sprinkle with the extra parmesan. I do this just before I am ready to bake them. however it can be done and then freeze them for future use
• Slice the olives and put a slice of olive on some of the crostinis.
• Put a rolled anchovy on some.
• Put a thin slice on red pepper on the remaining crostinis.
• Bake in a hot oven (400F degrees) for 10 minutes or until they are bubbly and brown on top.
• Serve and wait for the rave revues.

CROSTINI WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND ANCHOVY

Steps:

• Toast the bread, then lightly rub each slice with the garlic clove. Just two quick swipes will make it garlicky enough.
• Spread each toast with about 1 teaspoon sun-dried tomato, and top with half an anchovy fillet.
• Drizzle each toast with a little olive oil, and sprinkle with red pepper and rosemary. Add a tiny bit of flaky salt and serve.

CROSTINI NAPOLETANI

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Place the bread slices on a baking sheet and toast until light golden brown on both sides. While still hot, rub each slice with a garlic clove to impart a delicate flavor.
• In a bowl, mix the ricotta, black pepper, and oregano and smear casually over each bread slice. Top each with an anchovy fillet and return to the cookie sheet. Broil until cheese just oozes, about a minute. Arrange on a serving platter, drizzle with olive oil and serve.
• Anchovies
• Whenever anchovies are called for in my recipes, the quantity is given as a number of fillets - preferably taken from fresh anchovies you have marinated yourself (see Alici Marinati ), which yield two fillets each. If prepackaged anchovies must be used, however, be aware that they come in one acceptable - and one despicable - form. Salt-packed anchovies that come in a 1- or 2-kilo can are available in Italian delis and are sold whole. Order them by the quarter-pound, take them home, soak them in either water or milk, then remove the fillets. Least desirable are the tiny cans of salty prefilleted anchovies packed in oil. This is not to say all brands of canned fillets are not very good, but most aren't, so use one of the other types if you can.