MAKE VALENTINE’S DAY SPICIER WITH THIS CHERRY TOMATO AND RICOTTA CROSTINI RECIPE FEATURING TABAÑERO ORIGINAL HOT SAUCE
Valentine’s Day can be predictable with roses, chocolates, and the same old dinner plans. This year is different because it's all about spicy cherry tomatoes, ricotta cheese, and everyone’s favorite — carbs. This spicy cherry tomato and ricotta crostini with Tabañero Original Hot Sauce brings the drama. Imagine sweet roasted cherry tomatoes, creamy ricotta, and Tabañero Original Hot Sauce. This recipe will set your taste buds and love life on fire.
Spicy Cherry Tomato and Ricotta Crostini with a Tabañero Original Hot Sauce
This spicy cherry tomato and ricotta crostini recipe yields nine servings and takes just 15 minutes to prep and five minutes to bake. This recipe is easy, quick, and sure to get taste buds and hearts racing.
Pro tip: Use a French baguette or a similar crusty bread to ensure the crostini stays solid under the toppings.
Equipment Used in this Crostini Recipe
- 2 mixing bowls
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 2 cups of fresh cherry tomatoes, quartered
- ½ of a French baguette, sliced
- ½ tablespoon of olive oil
- 4 ounces of whole milk ricotta
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 small bunch of fresh basil, chopped
- 9 dashes of Tabañero Original Hot Sauce
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
While the oven preheats, prepare the ingredients. Take the ricotta cheese out of the fridge to come to room temperature. This step will give the ricotta cheese a smoother texture for spreading. Wash and dry the fresh cherry tomatoes. Use a knife to quarter the cherry tomatoes and slice the baguette into half-inch-thick slices.
Place the cherry tomatoes, olive oil, and basil in a medium mixing bowl and toss to combine. Set aside and make the ricotta mix. In another medium mixing bowl, combine the ricotta, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
Lightly brush the baguette slices with olive oil before toasting for a crunchier crostini. Arrange the French baguette slices on a baking sheet and cook for five minutes, being careful not to burn the bread slices. The crostini should be golden and crispy.
Once the crostini are cool, spread about one tablespoon of the ricotta mixture on each slice. Layer a tablespoon of the cherry tomatoes on each slice. Top each crostini slice with fresh basil and a dash of Tabañero Original Hot Sauce. Serve fresh to prevent the crostini from becoming soggy.
If making ahead, store the toasted crostini separately from the ricotta and cherry tomato mixtures. Assembling just before serving will create the crispiest results.
Make Valentine’s Day Hotter with Tabañero
Tabañero does hot sauce differently, providing an all-natural, gluten-free alternative to the vinegary nobodies of hot sauce. Now, with placements in grocery stores like Walmart, Meijer, and Winn-Dixie, Tabañero is bringing better hot sauce, taco sauce, and barbecue sauce to the masses. Whether a recipe calls for spicy, sweet, or zesty, Tabañero has the sauce.