Fig Crostini with Bacon and Ricotta
 
 
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Serves: 4 to 8
Ingredients
  • 4 slices bacon, halved crosswise
  • ¼ cup Balsamic vinegar
  • 8 figs, halved
  • 8 slices bread from a chewy European-style loaf
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
Instructions
  1. Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat until crisp, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain on paper toweling and set aside.
  2. Simmer vinegar in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced by half, just a couple of minutes; set aside
  3. Heat gas grill igniting all burners on high for at least 10 minutes or build a hot charcoal fire. Lightly brush figs and bread with oil. Place figs, cut side down, and bread on hot rack and grill, turning bread once and leaving figs in place, until impressive grill marks form.
  4. Top each toast with 2 tablespoons ricotta and 2 fig halves, sticking bacon in ricotta to hold it in place. Drizzle with a little of the reduced balsamic and serve.
Notes
If you don’t feel like firing up the grill, simple broil the bread and figs.
Recipe by Three Many Cooks at https://threemanycooks.com/recipes/nibbles-and-apps/fig-crostini-with-bacon-and-ricotta/