Neapolitan Toasts: Crostini Napoletani

Name: Neapolitan Toasts: Crostini Napoletani
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps freshly ground black pepper; 16 slices crusty bread, baguette size, or 8 slices country loaf size; 473 milliliters fresh ricotta; 3 cloves garlic; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh oregano; 16 anchovy fillets, fresh marinated or salt packed, spines removed and fillets rinsed

Neapolitan Toasts: Crostini Napoletani could be just the pescatarian recipe you've been looking for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 23g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 522 calories. It works best as a hor d'oeuvre, and is done in approximately 25 minutes. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. A mixture of pepper, garlic, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Preheat the broiler.

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Broiler

Place the sliced bread on a cookie sheet, toast to light golden brown on both sides, and remove. While still hot, rub each slice with a garlic clove.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Sandwich Bread

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Baking Sheet

In a small bowl, mix the ricotta and black pepper, and spread some of the mixture over each slice of bread. Top each with an anchovy fillet and replace onto the cookie sheet.

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Anchovy Fillets

Black Pepper

Ricotta Cheese

Spread

Bread

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Baking Sheet

Bowl

Place under broiler until the cheese just oozes, about 1 minute, remove, place onto a serving platter, drizzle with the oil and serve.

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Cheese

Cooking Oil

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Broiler

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Broiler

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Bowl

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Servings:

2Tbsps

freshly ground black pepper 16slices

crusty bread, baguette size, or 8 slices country loaf size 473milliliters

fresh ricotta 3cloves

garlic 3Tbsps

extra-virgin olive oil 3Tbsps

chopped fresh oregano 16

anchovy fillets, fresh marinated or salt packed, spines removed and fillets rinsed

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Chianti, Verdicchio, Sparkling Rose, Trebbiano

Crostini works really well with Sparkling Wine, Chianti, and Verdicchio. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Masia de la Luz Cava Brut. It has 4.9 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 12 dollars.

Masia de la Luz Cava Brut

Lively and intense, this Cava has beautiful notes of green apple and honey as well as refreshing acidity. Perfect as an aperitif and with any seafood-inspired recipe.