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Pumpkin Ricotta Grilled Toasts with Chorizo, Sage, and Toasted Pepitas

Course Appetizer
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 5 toasts
Author Molly (Spices in My DNA)

Ingredients

  • 1 link fresh chorizo, casing removed
  • 4-5 slices thick sliced crusty bread (I used a super seedy variety)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3/4 cup whole milk ricotta
  • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin purée
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons pepitas
  • 7-8 sage leaves, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat a nonstick skillet to medium heat. Brown your chorizo, breaking it up with a spatula into small bits. Once cooked through, set aside on paper towels to drain.
  2. In a small dry skillet, toast your pepitas over medium/low heat. Watch carefully, they can burn easily. You know they're done when they are golden and begin to make a popping noise. Set aside.
  3. Make the pumpkin ricotta. In a medium bowl, stir together the ricotta, pumpkin purée, maple syrup, nutmeg, salt, and pepper until smooth. Set aside.
  4. Brush both sides of the bread slices with olive oil. Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium heat and grill bread for about 1-2 minutes per side, until grill marks form.
  5. To assemble, spread bread slices generously with pumpkin ricotta, top with chorizo, and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and chopped sage.