Ricotta With Crushed Olives, Almonds & Lemon
Enjoy these ripples of creamy ricotta, drowning in lemon infused olive oil with beautiful olives and crunchy almonds. It’s all my favourite elements of a cheese platter in one bowl.
I serve this with crackers, sourdough and crudite to snack on while we’re having drinks, and everyone always devours it.
It’s a super easy way to make a simple store-bought ingredient shine.
Ricotta With Crushed Olives, Almonds & Lemon
A delicious olive and lemon topping to transform a good ricotta into the centre of the appetiser table.
Serves:
6
Prep time:
10 minutes
Cook time:
10 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- ½ cup Sicilian olives, crushed and pips removed
- 1 tbsp capers
- ¼ cup parsley, fresh, leaves and stems chopped
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ lemon, zested and juiced
- 370g smooth ricotta
METHOD
- Place the slivered almonds in a pan over a medium heat. Toast for 4-5 minutes until slightly golden. Toss them occasionally with a wooden spoon to ensure they don’t burn. Set aside in a bowl.
- Turn the heat to low then add in the olives, capers and parsley, followed by the olive oil.
- Stir in the lemon zest and juice and allow all the flavours to infuse for 10 minutes over the low heat.
- Meanwhile, spread the ricotta on a plate.
- Pour over the olive oil mixture and top with almonds.
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I’m a holistic nutritionist (BSc) and healthy chef and I’m obsessed with waking up every day happy to be alive and excited for the day ahead, and eating incredible nourishing food!
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How long would this keep? Just wondering if I could make it a day in advance? Thanks!
I am simmering the olive mixture now… having a dinner party this evening… this is my NEWEST FAVORITE appetizer!!! Cream, melded delicious flavors…absolutely DELISH!!!!!
Made it as our main Sunday snack night dinner. It was really good. I did modify by adding a sauteed sweet onion and one garlic clove, used poultry seasoning and roasted pumpkin seeds. My hubby said if we ever opened a cafe, this would be on the menu with a side of sliced deli meats. We had salami, roast beef and roasted turkey. It was light and satisfying. Good texture.
Thanks for sharing your recipe with us!
I couldn’t find ricotta cheese so I got sort of a spreadable, soft, garlic cheese and topped it with the rest of the ingredientes. My family and friends were soooo delighted with this appetizer! It’s very tasty and so easy to put together! Family favorite now! Thanks!