Vegetable Tartines

Looking for an easy meal or snack? Vegetable Tartines combine seasonal fresh vegetables with savory ricotta spread and a touch of honey.

What is a Tartine?

Tartine is a French word meaning "open-faced sandwich". Tartines are often served for brunch or lunch, as they can be savory and sweet. Similar to bruschetta, crostini (or just "toast") the bread is often grilled or toasted to make the texture crunchy.

This Vegetable Tartine recipe features seasonal veggies straight from the farmers market, pickled and sprinkled on crunchy sourdough bread with herbed ricotta. Like our Mixed Mushroom Toast and Burrata Toast, it's so simple and delicious, you'll want to eat it all day long.

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Ingredients

• SOURDOUGH BREAD OR ITALIAN BREAD: thick slices of bread work best
• RICOTTA CHEESE: low fat ricotta cheese or full fat ricotta cheese
• GARLIC: chopped garlic cloves
• DILL: dried dill or fresh dill works
• CARROTS: we like to use baby carrots and tricolored carrots for a pretty presentation
• RADISHES: we used French radishes. Watermelon radishes also look pretty
• PEA SHOOTS: micro greens or arugula work as well
• HONEY: drizzled on top, use local honey if you can
• SUGAR: granulated sugar to pickle the vegetables
• VINEGAR: to pickle the vegetables (we like cider vinegar or white vinegar for this recipe)
• SALT AND PEPPER: to taste

*see recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

1. MARINATE VEGGIES: Mix hot water, vinegar and sugar together. Add carrots and radishes and allow to soak for 10 minutes.
2. TOAST THE BREAD: Toast the bread in a toaster or grill it on a grill pan.
3. MIX THE RICOTTA: mix the ricotta cheese with dill, garlic, salt and pepper.
4. ASSEMBLE THE TARTINES: Spread the ricotta mixture evenly over the toast. Drain the carrots and radishes and layer over ricotta. Top with pea shoots (micro greens) and drizzle honey over top

Hint: serve tartines with a simple Grilled Romaine Caesar Salad or Arugula & Beet Salad for a delicious meal.

Variations

• BREAD: a crunchy crust is a must! We like homemade sourdough bread, Italian bread, country bread, or even a crunchy French baguette
• CHEESE: our herbed ricotta spread is our favorite, but you can use goat cheese, cream cheese, or Boursin
• VEGETABLE TARTINE TOPPINGS: fresh, local veggies are our favorite. You can also use tomatoes, asparagus, fresh basil
• SWEET TARTINE TOPPINGS: keep the cheese, top with strawberries, figs, peaches, or honeydew melon. Add a drizzle of honey or balsamic glaze
• SAVORY TARTINE TOPPINGS: add thin slices of prosciutto, smoked salmon, or tuna

Top tip

Grilled Sourdough bread (brushed with olive oil or butter) works best for this recipe because it is soft on the inside and has a nice crunchy crust.

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