Asparagus are wonderful roasted, sautéed (especially with a pat of butter), braised or even puréed in soups — but they’re also delicious raw!
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This recipe makes a stunning and succulent hors d’oeuvre or appetizer. It’s a fabulous dish for a crowd, and serving it on a large platter makes it easy and fun for everyone to assemble their own bruschetta.
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Four ingredients: bread, ricotta, honey and salt – the essence of simplicity.
Let’s take that freshly baked baguette from your corner bakery, light and fluffy homemade ricotta, ambrosial truffle honey and pungent smoked salts and transform a simple dish into a celestial one.
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The ingredients that top these little tartines are humble enough: red onions and avocados.
But drizzle them with a zingy vinaigrette of pungent roasted coriander, tangy lime juice, delicately flavored avocado oil and fiery cayenne… and watch these “common” ingredients come alive.
I’ve always had a weakness for fresh figs. When fully ripe, their flavor is absolutely sumptuous.
Figs are exquisite in desserts or simply eaten on their own, but they’re equally at home with savory foods, like these crostini. The contrast of the sweet figs with the pungent semi-aged goat cheese is sublime – an addictive finger food!
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