Fig & Prosciutto Crostini You Should Make for Your Next Party
BY Elizabeth Van Lierde ON October 9, 2018
UPDATED ON February 10, 2023
Every good meal starts with a light, flavorful bite, and this crostini appetizer is just the thing.
These crostini are so simple to throw together, you’ll be singing our praises. If figs aren’t your thing, don’t worry. You can always substitute with pears or apple slices.
Bonus: having appetizers on hand will help buy you time if dinner is running late. Or if you’re throwing a whole Friendsgiving bash.
Fig & Prosciutto Crostini
Every good meal starts with a light, flavorful bite, and this Fig & Prosciutto Crostini appetizer is just the thing.
Ingredients
- 8 slices of cranberry walnut bread or seedy bread
- olive oil
- 1.5 cups ricotta cheese
- flaky sea salt
- 8 figs*, thinly sliced
- 8 prosciutto slices
- honey
- fresh thyme sprigs
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350°F.
- Brush bread slices with a thin layer of olive oil and toast lightly in the oven until golden brown (about 10 minutes, flipping halfway through).
- Spread a thin, even layer of ricotta cheese on crostini. Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Evenly arrange fig slices and prosciutto on crostini. Sprinkle with fresh thyme sprigs and drizzle with honey.
- *Note, if figs are no longer in season, substitute with pears or apple slices.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 515kcalCarbohydrates: 66.1gProtein: 28gFat: 19.6gSaturated Fat: 5.1gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 1564mgFiber: 3.9gSugar: 25.7g
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Photography by Abagail Halstead & Elizabeth Van Lierde / Recipe by Elizabeth Van Lierde
This recipe originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of The Inspired Home Journal, in the article “Boho Bash.”
