Baked Fresh Ricotta with Olives

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: Varied
  • Total: 1 hr
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Inactive: 15 min
  • Cook: 35 min
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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups fresh whole milk ricotta

2 eggs

Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

1 orange, zested

1 cup pitted mixed olives in oil

1 large baguette, sliced

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Put the ricotta in a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl and let stand 10 minutes to remove the excess liquid. Transfer the cheese to a bowl and add the eggs, salt and pepper, to taste and the orange zest. Stir until well combined. Transfer the mixture to an 8-ounce shallow baking and serving dish and put on a baking sheet. Bake in the center of the oven until puffed and beginning to brown, about 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving. Serve warm with olives and baguette or your favorite bread and enjoy!

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Michael Alonso

Bland, dry, no flavour and the ingredient pairings were not complimenting. Claire Robinson definitely has no taste buds. The orange didn't work, nor did the olives. The idea of putting it on a baguette slice wasn't very good either. Because the ricotta is now extra dry along with the egg, it's extra crumbly and difficult to get it to stay on the bread; ricotta gets everywhere. *WARNING* I tried seasoned tomato sauce with the bread and the ricotta and that was a bit better. The orange zest flavour still comes through and serves no purpose in this recipe however. <br />Seems to me FoodNetwork will publish anything!!

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