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Tri-Colored Ricotta Crostini

15 Mins
Hoagie Rolls
Made With
Hoagie Rolls

Ingredients

3 Martin’s Hoagie Rolls

  Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, plus more for drizzling

  Flaky Sea Salt

1 Cup Fresh Ricotta

  Freshly Cracked Black Pepper

Tomato-Basil Salad

20 Cherry Tomatoes, halved

1/3 Cup Red Wine Vinegar

2 Tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1 Teaspoon Fresh Basil, chopped

Wilted Kale Salad

3 Cups Fresh Curly Kale, stemmed, roughly chopped

1 Tablespoon Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1/4 Cup Water

1/4 Cup Dried Cranberries

2 Tablespoons Shaved Almonds

1/2 Cup Lemon Juice

1/4 Cup Honey

Serves: 3-4

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Step 2

Fold open Hoagie Rolls, keeping the hinge intact; flatten with a rolling pin. Trim rounded edges, then cut each roll crosswise into 3 strips, about 2×4” each. (You should have a total of 9 strips from 3 Hoagie Rolls; repeat as needed for desired number of servings.)

Step 3

Arrange bread strips on a baking sheet; brush both sides with olive oil. Season with salt. Bake until lightly toasted, about 4-5 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.

Step 4

Prepare Tomato-Basil Salad: To a small bowl, add halved cherry tomatoes, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon chopped basil, sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper; stir to combine. (For more basil flavor, try using a basil-infused olive oil.)

Step 5

Prepare Kale Salad: Heat 1 tablespoons olive oil in a medium pot; add chopped kale and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Then add ¼ cup water and cook 3-4 minutes more or until slightly wilted and tender. Transfer kale to a bowl and add dried cranberries and shaved almonds. In a separate small bowl, mix together lemon juice and honey. Add just enough of the lemon-honey mixture to coat kale (you will have leftover). Stir to combine all ingredients.

Step 6

Spread ricotta onto crostini. To 1/3 of the crostini, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with freshly cracked pepper. To another 1/3 of the crostini, top with a spoonful of the tomato-basil salad. To the remaining 1/3 of the crostini, top with the wilted kale salad.

Step 7

Serve assorted crostini.