This baked ricotta deserves to be on everyone’s dinner party. It’s essentially a creamy, indulgent, crowd-pleasing cheese dip made with just three ingredients: ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan. To create a fluffy mixture, we start by whipping them together with some garlic and cayenne pepper. Then we top it with pecans and jazz it up with chili flakes and oregano. Lastly we bake everything in the oven until it’s hot, golden, puffed like a cloud and turned into a killer-dip. Serve with crostini, fresh bread or crackers. Baked ricotta dip is the very definition of delicious and easy entertaining. Seriously. Tasting is believing.
You can make everything ahead and bake just before serving. It’s a great appetizer to share before a meal, or place it as a decorative centerpiece of your cheese board, surrounded by other cheeses, charcuterie, nuts and fruit.
No pecans? Use walnuts or pine nuts. You can even roast the ricotta with cherry tomatoes or sun-dried tomatoes.Any leftovers? Use it as a spread, or serve it on a baguette with a side salad as a light lunch.
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO.
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You need
baked ricotta
- 400 g (14 oz) ricotta
- 40 g (1.4 oz) grated parmesan
- 50 g (1.7 oz) grated mozzarella
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp each: garlic powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper
pecans
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp pecans, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp crushed chili flakes
- sprinkle of salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- fresh oregano
How to
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
Add ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella to your food processor. Season with salt, garlic powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Add lemon zest. Blend on high until smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Taste, add salt and pepper if needed.
Transfer the whipped ricotta to a baking dish. Top with pecans. Sprinkle with chili flakes, salt and black pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with oregano. Transfer to the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Serve warm with fresh bread, crostini or crackers. Enjoy!
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