Simply Delicious Recipe: Rustic Cherry and Ricotta Dip
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Follow along with Susan Hay and certified cheese master Afrim Pristine, co-owner of Cheese Boutique as he prepares a Rustic Cherry and Ricotta Dip.
Ingredients
1 pint cherries, halved and pitted
3 tsp honey
2 tsp red wine vinegar
Flaked salt
Black pepper
1 cup ricotta cheese whipped
A few mint leaves finely chopped
1/2 cup Marcona almonds roughly chopped
Serve with crusty bread
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Instructions
In a mixing bowl, toss cherries, honey, red wine vinegar, flaked salt and pepper and gently incorporate together. Spoon ricotta into a bowl. Top with cherries and the liquid, add crushed Marcona almonds and mint as garnish Lastly, add a pinch of flaked salt. Spread the cherry and ricotta mixture into crusty bread and enjoy!
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