Breakfast recipe

Lemon Ricotta Berry Breakfast Toasts with Pumpkin Seeds

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Quick breakfast toasts with whipped lemon ricotta, strawberries, blueberries, pumpkin seeds, honey, and mint.

30 min385 kcal4 base servingsBreakfastVegetarianQuickFamily Friendly
ContainsGluten, Milk
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Focus ingredients: ricotta, strawberries, blueberries, sourdough bread

Dietary fit: Vegetarian

Serving tip: Eat freshly assembled for crisp toast. Keep unused dairy and prepared fruit chilled by their labels. More servings need additional toaster cycles.

Lemon Ricotta Berry Breakfast Toasts with Pumpkin Seeds plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 8 slices sourdough bread
  • 250g ricotta
  • 250g strawberries
  • 150g blueberries
  • 40g pumpkin seeds
  • 1 lemon
  • 15ml honey
  • 15g fresh mint

You'll also need

two-slot toaster, knife and board, fine grater, scales and measuring spoons, 1l bowl

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Lemon Ricotta Berry Breakfast Toasts with Pumpkin Seeds cooking step 1: Prepare the berries.
    Step 1

    Prepare fresh berries

    Wash and hull the strawberries, then slice. Wash the blueberries and pat dry. Chop two-thirds of the mint leaves, reserving the rest for topping.

    6 min
  2. Lemon Ricotta Berry Breakfast Toasts with Pumpkin Seeds cooking step 2: Whip the ricotta.
    Step 2

    Mix lemon ricotta

    Measure 1g finely grated lemon zest and 5ml lemon juice, saving unused fruit. Beat all ricotta with the measured zest and juice and half the honey until spoonable.

    3 min
  3. Lemon Ricotta Berry Breakfast Toasts with Pumpkin Seeds cooking step 3: Toast the bread.
    Step 3

    Toast in batches

    Toast all sourdough slices until golden, about 2–3 minutes per cycle according to your appliance. A two-slot toaster needs four cycles for the base four-serving recipe; allow another 2–3 minutes for each extra pair. Let the toast cool for 1 minute before adding ricotta.

    3 min
  4. Lemon Ricotta Berry Breakfast Toasts with Pumpkin Seeds cooking step 4: Dress the berries.
    Step 4

    Dress the fruit

    Toss all strawberries and blueberries with the chopped mint and one-third of the total honey.

    2 min
  5. Lemon Ricotta Berry Breakfast Toasts with Pumpkin Seeds cooking step 5: Build the breakfast toasts.
    Step 5

    Build the toasts

    Divide all lemon ricotta and dressed berries over the toast. Scatter all pumpkin seeds and reserved mint over, then drizzle with the remaining one-sixth of the honey. Serve two topped slices per person straight away.

    3 min