Bruschetta with mushrooms and whipped ricotta recipe
serves
4
Bruschetta with mushrooms and whipped ricotta
Fresh ingredients and full flavours, this bruschetta makes a delicious appetizer.
Ingredients (13)
- 1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve
- 500g sourdough loaf, halved horizontally
- 1 garlic clove, peeled, halved, plus extra crushed clove
- 20g dried porcini mushrooms (from gourmet food shops and delis)
- 300g fresh ricotta
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 40g unsalted butter, chopped
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 400g baby king brown mushrooms, (substitute mixed mushrooms), halved
- 1/3 cup (80ml) Marsala (substitute port)
- 60g baby spinach
- 1/2 cup (100g) canned cannellini beans, rinsed, drained
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
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2.Brush 1 tbs oil over cut side of each piece of sourdough and place on prepared tray. Roast for 10 minutes or until golden. Rub each cut side with half a clove of garlic and set aside.
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3.To make the porcini ricotta, place porcini in a spice grinder or small food processor and whiz for 1 minute or until a fine powder. Place porcini powder, ricotta, lemon zest and nutmeg in a food processor and whiz until smooth, then set aside.
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4.In 2 batches, heat butter and remaining 2 tbs oil in a large frypan over mediumhigh heat and stir through thyme and extra garlic. When butter is foaming, add half mushrooms, cut-side down, and cook, stirring each minute, for 5 minutes or until golden. Transfer mushrooms to a plate and repeat with remaining batch. Return all mushrooms to pan and add Marsala. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes or until liquid has almost evaporated. Stir through spinach and beans, and cook, stirring regularly, for 1 minute or until heated through. Remove from heat.
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5.Spread porcini ricotta over cut side of sourdough. Top with mushroom mixture and drizzle with extra oil.
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