Name: Antipasti
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 400 gram piece baked ricotta cheese; 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes; 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves; 250 gram cherry tomatoes; 1/2 cup (125ml) extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium_piece (300g) eggplant, sliced thinly; 2 tablespoon small fresh basil leaves; 3 (500g) chorizo sausages, sliced thinly; 1/4 cup lightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves; 12 fresh asparagus spears, trimmed; 1/4 cup (20g) parmesan cheese flakes; 10 (150g) trimmed red radishes; 150 gram marinated seeded kalamata olives

Antipasti

Bring all the delights of Italian cuisine to your dinner table with this simple, flavoursome dish.

Ingredients

400 gram piece baked ricotta cheese

1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

250 gram cherry tomatoes

1/2 cup (125ml) extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium_piece (300g) eggplant, sliced thinly

2 tablespoon small fresh basil leaves

3 (500g) chorizo sausages, sliced thinly

1/4 cup lightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

12 fresh asparagus spears, trimmed

1/4 cup (20g) parmesan cheese flakes

10 (150g) trimmed red radishes

150 gram marinated seeded kalamata olives

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced.

2.Place ricotta on shallow oven tray; sprinkle with paprika, chilli and oregano. Place tomatoes on same tray. Drizzle ricotta and tomatoes with 2 tablespoons of the oil; roast about 10 minutes or until tomatoes begin to split.

3.Brush eggplant with 2 tablespoons of the oil; cook in grill pan (or pan-fry or barbecue) until browned both sides. Drizzle eggplant with 1 tablespoon of the oil; top with basil.

4.Cook chorizo in grill pan (or pan-fry or barbecue) until browned both sides; combine in small bowl with parsley.

5.Cook asparagus in large frying pan of simmering water until just tender; drain. Top asparagus with parmesan; drizzle with remaining oil.

6.Serve ricotta, tomatoes, eggplant, chorizo, asparagus, radishes and olives on large platter.

Asparagus could also be cooked in a grill pan (or pan-fried or barbecued) until just tender.
Note

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