Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2010

I had leftover fig and pine nut puree from the Dolce Pesca recipe on this site. Since I happened to have ricotta in the house, this was a perfect way to use it up. I did half with the puree and half with diced figs. On all of them, instead of just putting "a few ribbons" of basil, I covered the whole piece of bread with basil, which I think added a lot of flavor. The ones with the puree had more flavor, held the vinegar better, and you could put a lot more topping than with the diced figs. The diced fig ones were noticeably less flavorful, probably because they didn't hold as much vinegar. If I make this again, I will do the puree, and add the vinegar to the puree instead of drizzling.

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mrs. kosmos

Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2010

This is my recipe. It's important to note that the ricotta should really be fresh ricotta, from a cheese shop, as it has a much different texture than the kind you buy in the dairy case. Hope you like it!

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penny p.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New York, New York, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2010

Not as much vinegar!

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Melissa Wadley

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2009

I agree with some others - this is rather bland. Maybe some cinnamon mixed into the ricotta would liven it up?? Any other suggestions welcome as I would like to see this idea work.

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the Tower Chef

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2008

A delicious, but different appetizer. Also works nicely substituting pears for those anti-fig eaters (what is wrong with them?)

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mastaid

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2008

Elegant and impressive. I made these for a family dinner and there were none leftover. I followed the recipe exactly except I put the figs into a processer and pulsed until chopped fine. It made this so much easier to eat these two bite crostinis. Use good balsamic vinegar, it makes all the difference. LOVED this recipe.

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daveycooks

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wayne, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2007

Wow! Talk about an easy but impressive appetizer. This blew everyone away.

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foodelicious

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2007

I recommend this to everyone. I just had a cocktail party for 45 people and everyone loved these. The basil leaf sliver added the perfect taste to this.

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Catsy

Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2007

I have never tried figs before, and bought them on a whim at the grocer - this was a recipe I found that sounded tasty...but it actually did not have very much flavor. I used a lot of balsamic vinegar drizzled on top, and even tossed the diced figs in olive oil, but it was just ok. It certainly looked pretty, though!

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