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Ricotta, Pear & Walnut Toast

Wholegrain toast spread with ricotta and topped with sliced pear, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and a thread of honey.

Ricotta, Pear & Walnut Toast. Wholegrain toast spread with ricotta and topped with sliced pear, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and a thread of honey.
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Prep 10 minServes 2

Ingredients

Why metric?

Metric avoids regional spoon ambiguity. US uses 5 mL tsp, 15 mL tbsp and 240 mL cup. Small masses stay in grams unless a verified recipe conversion exists. More on measurements

  • 4 thick slices wholegrain bread (160 g)
  • 125 g fresh ricotta (half a 250 g tub)
  • 1 ripe pear, cored and thinly sliced (160 g)
  • 40 g walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 22 g honey
  • 1 g ground cinnamon
  • 5 ml lemon juice (5 g)

Method

  1. Toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, shaking the pan, until they smell nutty. Tip them straight out of the pan so they stop cooking.
  2. Toss the pear slices with the lemon juice so they keep their colour while you work.
  3. Toast the bread to your liking.
  4. Beat the ricotta with a fork until it loosens, then spread it thickly over the warm toast.
  5. Fan the pear over the ricotta, scatter with walnuts, dust with cinnamon and finish with the honey.

Safety and storage

Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C

Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.

Where these temperatures come from