Ricotta Tomato Toasts

Ingredients

• Keto Bread:
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 6 large eggs
• 1 1/3 cup almond flour
• 2/3 cup coconut flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• Ricotta:
• 1 whole head of garlic
• 1 tablespoon avocado oil
• 1 cup of full-fat ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• Zest from 1/2 fresh lemon
• Pinch of ground nutmeg
• Tomatoes & Shallot:
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 shallot, peeled & sliced
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• Fresh Basil, Minced

Instructions

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   --- Directions ---

2. 2

   To make your Keto Bread, pulse all bread ingredients in a food processor until well-combined.

3. 3

   Spray a small bread pan with avocado oil and fill the pan up with the bread batter, patting with your fingers to ensure that the loaf settles into the pan evenly.

4. 4

   Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35-40 minutes or until the top is a golden color and a toothpick comes out clean after piercing the loaf.

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   When cool enough, flip the bread pan upside down and carefully allow the bread to cool before slicing into 8 pieces.

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   Prepare your roasted garlic and cherry tomatoes while the bread is baking.

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   Divide garlic head into individual cloves and place on a sheet of foil and drizzle with avocado oil.

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   Wrap up the cloves in a tight pocket and bake in the oven until the garlic is soft, but not burnt, about 40 minutes, checking after 30 minutes.

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   Arrange cherry tomatoes and shallots on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and drizzle with avocado oil and sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper.

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    Bake in the oven, right with the bread and the garlic, until blistered and soft, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.

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    When the garlic cloves are ready, remove from the oven and when cool, remove their peels and place the soft and roasted garlic in a food processor with the remaining ricotta ingredients (ricotta, sea salt, black pepper, lemon zest and ground nutmeg). Pulse until very creamy.

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    Toast your bread slices and then smother with roasted garlic ricotta and top with cherry tomatoes and shallots, garnishing with freshly minced basil.

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    Serve immediately, storing any leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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    Enjoy!