Whipped Ricotta and Roasted Tomatoes

Impress your guests with this simple-to-make starter. This recipe makes a fresh alternative to traditional cheese and dips.
Whipped ricotta and roasted tomatoes
10 min prep
15 min cook
10 serves
0.6 serves of veg
  • 250g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar*
  • 375g low-fat ricotta cheese
  • 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
  • 1 small lemon, zested
  • ½ cup fresh basil leaves
  • ½ wholegrain baguette*, thinly sliced

*To make gluten free, replace wholegrain baguette with gluten free baguette.

  1. Pre-heat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Place the cherry tomatoes and red onion in a medium baking dish. Drizzle over the olive oil and balsamic vinegar and lightly toss to combine.
  2. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes, remove and set aside to cool.
  3. To prepare the whipped ricotta: Place the ricotta, parmesan and lemon zest in a small food processor and blitz until smooth.
  4. Add the ricotta to a serving dish and make a small well in the middle. Add the roasted tomatoes, top with the basil leaves and serve with the sliced bread for dipping.

Serving Suggestion: Cherry tomatoes can be swapped for other small tomatoes you may have on hand such as grape or snacking tomatoes.

An electric mixer or blender can be used to whip the ricotta in place of a food processor.

For added variety and to incorporate extra vegetables, serve this dip with wholegrain crackers, carrot or cucumber sticks, broccoli florets, or snow peas alongside the bread.

Storage: Whipped ricotta and roasted tomato dip is best enjoyed at time of preparing. For long-term storage store whipped ricotta and roasted tomatoes separately in airtight containers in the fridge for 3 days.

Kids in the kitchen tips: Depending on your child’s age and skill, they can help add the ingredients to the food processor, spoon the cooled roasted tomatoes on to the ricotta.

Important

When preparing this recipe:

  • Double check the food label ingredient list for any allergens each time you purchase it.
  • Prevent any allergen contamination during preparation, cooking, and serving with proper hygiene and avoiding cross-contact with allergens.

Nutritional Facts

Serving size: 103g Per serving Per 100g
Energy (kJ) 426 412
Fat (g) 4.2 4.0
Saturated Fat (g) 1.3 1.3
Carbs (g) 8.9 8.6
Sugars (g) 2.9 2.8
Fibre (g) 2.0 1.9
Protein (g) 5.4 5.2
Sodium (mg) 138.6 134

Acknowledgement

Health and Wellbeing Queensland.

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