RHUBARB & STRAWBERRY BREAKFAST CROSTINI Recipe

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Ingredients

6 SERVINGS
You'll get about five cups of preserves from this recipe. Try leftovers alongside soft cheeses or over vanilla ice cream.
1 1/2 pounds trimmed rhubarb, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 1-pint containers fresh strawberries, hulled, quartered lengthwise
1 cup fresh ricotta cheese
12 diagonal baguette slices, toasted

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F.

Combine first 5 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Cover with foil; bake until rhubarb is soft, about 1 hour. Remove from oven.

Mix strawberries into rhubarb mixture in baking dish. Cover; let stand at room temperature 5 minutes.

Uncover; cool to room temperature. Cover and chill.

Spread ricotta cheese over toasts.

Top with generous spoonful of preserves.