Sweet & Salty Crostini este o combinatie exploziva de gusturi potrivita unui brunch de duminica, unei cine cu prietenii sau chiar unei mese festive pe post de aperitiv. O combinatie excelenta de dulce, sarat, arome fructate, mix de branzeturi si masline.

INGREDIENTE / INGREDIENTS

(pentru 4 portii / for 4 servings)

Pentru crostini dulci / For sweet crostini:

• 75 grame ricotta / 75 grams ricotta
• 2 lingurite miere / 2 teaspoons honey
• 1/2 para / 1/2 pear
• Valeriana / Valerian
• 75 grame crema de branza natur / 75 grams cream cheese
• 1 strugure rosu / 1 red grape
• 1 lingura ulei de masline / 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Cimbru proaspat / Fresh thyme
• Sare / Salt
• Piper / Pepper
• Paine prajita / Toast bread

Pentru crostini sarate / For salty crostini:

• 75 grame crema de branza de capra / 75 grams goat cream cheese
• 4 linguri pesto de rosii uscate / 4 tablespoons dried tomatoes pesto
• 4 felii coppa / 4 coppa slices
• 50 grame masline kalamata / 50 grams kalamata olives
• 50 grame masline verzi / 50 grams green olives
• 1 lingura capere / 1 tablespoon capers
• 3 catei de usturoi / 3 garlic cloves
• 3 linguri ulei de masline / 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 linguri patrunjel verde / 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1 lingura suc de lamaie / 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Sare / Salt
• Piper / Pepper
• Paine prajita / Toast bread

Pentru crostini dulci, am ales 2 variante: pere si struguri. Pentru crostini cu pere, mixam intr-un bol ricotta cu miere, sare si piper. Ungem feliile de paine cu crema de ricotta, asezam feliile de para taiate foarte subtiri si salata de valeriana asezonata cu sare, ulei de masline si putin suc de lamaie.

Pentru crostini cu struguri, incingem uleiul de masline si adaugam boabele de struguri. Presaram sare si adaugam 2-3 fire de cimbru proaspat. Lasam pe foc timp de 5 minute amestecand ocazional. Ungem feliile de paine cu crema de branza natur, adaugam boabele de struguri si decoram cu cimbru.

Pentru crostini sarate, ungem cateva feliile de paine prajita cu crema de branza de capra. Adaugam deasupra pesto de rosii uscate (reteta aici) si felii de coppa sau alta sunca, dupa plac.

Pentru tapenade, taiem marunt masline kalamata, verzi si caperele. Adaugam usturoiul zdrobit, sare, ulei de masline, patrunjel verde taiat fin si sucul de lamaie. Servim tapenade pe felii de paine prajita.

Servim crostini, alternand gustul dulce cu sarat, textura ferma a perei cu aroma delicata a strugurilor cu cimbru, dulceata ricottei cu miere cu tapenadele de masline usor picant si pesto-ul fin cu rosii uscate.

Daca v-au placut Sweet & Salty Crostini, va recomand sa incercati si un mix de crostini, crostini cu branza de capra si pere coapte sau crostini cu peste marinat.

English version

Sweet & Salty Crostini

Sweet & Salty Crostini is an explosive combination of flavors suitable for a Sunday brunch, a dinner or even a festive meal as an appetizer. An excellent combination of sweet, salty, fruity aromas, a mix of cheeses and olives.

For sweet crostini, I chose 2 options: pears and grapes. For crostini with pears, mix in a bowl ricotta with honey, salt and pepper. Grease the slices of bread with ricotta cream, place the slices of pear cut very thin and valerian salad seasoned with salt, olive oil and lemon juice.

For crostini with grapes, heat the olives oil and add the grapes. Sprinkle with salt and add 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme. Let it simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Grease the slices of bread with natural cheese cream, add the grapes and decorate with thyme.

For salted crostini, grease a few slices of toast with goat cheese cream. Add dried tomato pesto on top (recipe here) and slices of coppa or other ham, as desired.

For tapenade, finely chop kalamata olives, green olives and capers. Add the crushed garlic, salt, olive oil, finely chopped green parsley and lemon juice. Serve tapenades on slices of toast.

Serve crostini, alternating the sweet taste with salty, the firm texture of the pear with the delicate aroma of grapes with thyme, the ricotta cream with honey with the slightly spicy olive tapenades and the fine pesto with dried tomatoes.

If you liked Sweet & Salty Crostini, I recommend you try a mix of crostini, crostini with goat cheese and baked pears or crostini with marinated fish.

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