{"id":485,"date":"2015-08-11T10:36:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T14:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=485"},"modified":"2015-08-11T10:36:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T14:36:21","slug":"grilled-peach-and-ricotta-crostini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=485","title":{"rendered":"Grilled Peach and Ricotta Crostini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love anything on bread! You really can&#8217;t go wrong by mixing a few\u00a0things together or even getting crazy with the ingredients and serving it on toasty bread. Crostini&#8217;s are perfect for hors d&#8217;oeuvres at a party or simply as a snack. They are so versatile but this is one of my favourite flavour combinations. I love how perfectly the sweet honey and peaches\u00a0balance out the tangy ricotta and then you get that savory herby bite from the thyme. This is pretty much perfect for any time of the day, even breakfast!<\/p>\n<p>Yield: Makes 3-4 medium or 7-8 small crostini<\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00a0peach, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3-4 sprigs of thyme for ricotta + 2 sprigs for peaches,\u00a0leaves removed from stems, stems discarded<\/li>\n<li>1 cup ricotta cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup chopped walnuts<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp honey<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>a few slices of a baguette or any crusty white bread<\/li>\n<li>dab of butter for the grill pan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Preparation: <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a small bowl, mix together the ricotta, olive oil, salt and leaves from 3-4 sprigs of thyme. Set aside while we prepare the peach and walnut\u00a0topping.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rub the butter on the grill pan and heat on medium. Add the sliced peaches to the hot grill and cook on each side for 1 minute. Remove from grill and chop into small pieces. Toast the walnuts in a dry saut\u00e9 pan until turning a darker brown. This will only take a couple of\u00a0minutes so keep an eye on them so they don&#8217;t burn. Add the peaches, walnuts, leaves from 2\u00a0sprigs of thyme\u00a0and honey to a small saucepan and cook for 2-3 minutes until everything is warm and coated in honey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Grill\u00a0the bread on each side for a minute or two just until light grill marks start to form. Remove from grill. Divide ricotta mixture between each piece of bread and add the peach and walnut mixture on top. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love anything on bread! You really can&#8217;t go wrong by mixing a few\u00a0things together or even getting crazy with the ingredients and serving it on toasty bread. Crostini&#8217;s are perfect for hors d&#8217;oeuvres at a party or simply as a snack. They are so versatile but this is one of my favourite flavour combinations&#8230;. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=485\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","has-featured-img"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6mLXa-7P","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":570,"url":"https:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=570","url_meta":{"origin":485,"position":0},"title":"Maple Bacon Ravioli with Maple Vodka Cream Sauce","author":"Andrea","date":"September 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Maple syrup, maple bacon and maple vodka mixed with creamy cheese?! 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