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Breakfast · FIRST EDITION

Lemon ricotta & tomato toast

Crisp toast, creamy ricotta and juicy tomatoes, sharpened with lemon and basil.

15 minutes · Serves 2

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Your familiar cheese on toast gets a fresh finish from lemon zest mixed into the ricotta.

Here’s how.

  1. 1

    Dress the tomatoes

    Toss tomatoes with oil, salt and a little lemon juice. Leave while you make the toast.

  2. 2

    Brighten the ricotta

    Stir lemon zest and black pepper into ricotta. Add lemon juice to taste.

  3. 3

    Toast the bread

    Toast the bread until golden and crisp on both sides.

  4. 4

    Pile it up

    Spread ricotta over toast. Spoon on tomatoes and their juices, then scatter with basil. Eat straight away.

A well-toasted slice stays crisp longer under juicy tomatoes.

First edition recipe draft — not yet kitchen-tested. Cooking times are estimates.