Strawberry Ricotta Toast: The New Avocado Toast
- Sydney Marchese
- May 30
- 3 min read
Welcome to SydsaChef Cooking Club, this recipe is part of my current series, Friends for Brunch: The Recipe Series.
This recipe series is part of my first e-book launch Friends for Brunch: A Legit Guide which will be available June 28th. This e-book will not only include these delicious brunch recipes but a template and resources to help you through hosting at your house. Friends for Brunch: A Legit Guide will include grocery lists, four menus packages and a step by step timeline for prep, cooking and serving. So you can know the brunch you start cooking is the brunch you can finish cooking!
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Strawberry Ricotta Toast: The New Avocado Toast
“Move over avocado toast, there's a new toast in town!”
Recipe Type: Brunch Recipes, A Full Brunch, A Light Brunch
Recipe Details: Vegetarian Recipe, Free Recipe, Toast Recipe, Breakfast Recipe, Breakfast Toast, Strawberry and Ricotta Toast
This Strawberry Ricotta Toast is perfect for a light summer brunch. Avocado toast has been reigning supreme for too long, but there is a new toast in town. The Strawberry Ricotta Toast will be the new avocado toast the minute you try it.
With a smooth whipped ricotta cheese and fresh strawberries, this toast is perfect and light for brunch. Plus the Strawberry Ricotta Toast is so much more sophisticated than avocado toast and comes together just as quickly.
Once you make this Ricotta Toast you will never go back to avocado toast. If you try this recipe leave a comment below.
Strawberry Ricotta Toast: The New Avocado Toast Recipe
Serves: 4 - 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook / Active Time: 5 minutes
Assembly Time: 5 minutes
Note: This recipe is meant for a group and can serve 4- 6 slices of toast with topping. If you’re looking to have Strawberry Ricotta Toast, the new avocado toast just for yourself, I would recommend cutting down the recipe by a third. Using a pinch of salt instead of a real measurement.
Ingredients:
4 - 6 slices of Bread (I used Brioche style)
Whipped Ricotta:
1 cup Ricotta Cheese
4 tbsp. White Sugar
½ tsp. Salt
2 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp. Lemon Zest (half the lemon)
Strawberries:
1 cup Fresh Strawberries (6-9 berries), diced
1 tbsp. Honey
½ Lemon, Juiced
½ tsp. Salt
5 - 10 Fresh Mint Leaves (optional), torn
Directions:
Make the whipped ricotta: In a small bowl add the ricotta, white sugar, extra virgin olive oil, lemon zest and salt to the bowl. With a whisk, vigorously mix the cheese until everything is combined and the consistency is smooth and light in texture, about 2-4 minutes. Feel free to use a hand or a stand mixer if you don’t mind cleaning the dishes!
Make the strawberries: dice the fresh strawberries into small cubes, pieces should be about ½ inch. thick. Add diced strawberries into a small bowl and add the honey, lemon juice and salt. Stir to combine. Rinse the fresh mint sprigs and tear into small pieces and mix into strawberries.
Make the toast: toast the bread until it is golden brown. Spread 2 - 3 tbsp of the whipped ricotta cheese on the bread. Then top with 2 - 3 tbsp. of strawberries on top of toast and cheese. Serve immediately or bread will become soggy.
Tips & Tricks
Can you make the whipped ricotta and strawberries ahead of time?
Absolutely! You can make the topping ahead of time and toast the bread when ready to serve.
Keep the ricotta and strawberries refrigerated if you don’t plan on using them within two hours of making them.
You don’t like Ricotta Cheese:
You can use cream cheese as an alternative, but it will be a bit heavier. I would recommend holding off on the salt until the end to see how it tastes.
You don’t like Strawberries:
Don’t worry, use a different berry! Blueberries, raspberries or blackberries would be wonderful with this recipe.
You could also use mango, peaches or even tomatoes! Let me know down in the comments if you try any of these alternatives.
If you don't have a toaster:
Turn your oven on low between 200-250 degrees and place bread on the pan to taost bread for 5-10 minutes.
Friends for Brunch: A Legit Guide
This recipe will be included in my e-book Friends for Bunch: A Legit Guide coming out June 28th. This Strawberry Ricotta Toast: the new avocado toast, will have companion recipes that come together to make a delicious brunch spread.
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