Description
A creamy, dreamy dip made with fresh ricotta, honey, and toasted walnuts, perfect for entertaining.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh ricotta (about 475g)
- Zest from half a lemon
- Juice from half a lemon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Pinch of ground pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup liquid honey
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- 1 to 2 tsp fresh minced rosemary
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- Crackers or crostini for serving
Instructions
- In a food processor, add ricotta, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Blend until smooth and creamy, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Spread the whipped ricotta in a shallow bowl and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix honey, hot sauce, and chili flakes until combined.
- Drizzle the honey mixture over the ricotta, top with walnuts and minced rosemary.
- Serve with crackers or crostini and enjoy.
Notes
For creaminess, use whole milk ricotta. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 25mg