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Food Network Kitchen | 2024-04-25
Description
This hors d'oeuvre recipe is inspired by the viral whipped ricotta appetizers at New York City's Bad Roman and Misi restaurants. Both dishes feature glossy ropes of creamy ricotta that are pretty, tasty and unexpected enough to be cool. In this version, the ricotta is snaked diagonally over a checkerboard of crackers so it's super-easy to assemble and inviting for guests to help themselves as they arrive. Many whipped ricotta recipes yield loose and grainy results, so we ran some tests to discover the secret to a silky-smooth one that holds its shape for piping: Drain the ricotta overnight to eliminate excess moisture, then simply blend it in a food processor for 2 minutes. Pipe it artistically over an arrangement of crackers and watch as guests eagerly pull off crackers for an irresistibly delicious start to a gathering.
