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Mille-feuille filled with anchovy, tomato, and ricotta

An easy and quick recipe for mille-feuille filled with anchovy, tomato, and ricotta, perfect as a starter or appetizer.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: appetizers
Cuisine: Italiana
Keyword: anchovies, basil, black pepper, crackers, ricotta
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 550kcal
Author: Mia Mattarello

Ingredients

  • 250 g Ricotta
  • 6 Sheets of Pane Carasau or equivalent in crackers
  • 14 Cherry tomatoes
  • 6 Anchovy fillets
  • 1 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1 Lemon
  • 8 Basil leaves
  • Black pepper
  • Salt
  • Olive oil

Instructions

  • Pour a drizzle of olive oil into a pan, along with a clove of garlic and a sprig of basil to flavor the oil.
  • Remove the garlic clove and the sprig once they begin to brown.
  • Add the halved cherry tomatoes along with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
  • Sauté and when they are almost ready, add 4 basil leaves.
  • Remove from heat as they begin to soften a bit, but without letting them lose their shape, we are not making a sofrito.
  • Mix the ricotta with a pinch of pepper and the zest of half a lemon.
  • Cut the anchovy fillets into small squares.
  • Assemble the dish: Spread a little ricotta on top of the bread, some anchovy squares, a little basil, and 4 or 5 half tomatoes (depending on the size of the bread you use) and so on, until forming a tower of about 3 layers.
  • Grate a little more lemon and a drizzle of honey on top.

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