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Ricotta, olive and basil filling for baked potatoes

By TASTE
4
Easy
15 minutes

Ingredients

  • About 400g ricotta
  • 65 ml olive oil
  • 65 ml chopped, smashed ripe black olives (or tapenade)
  • 65 ml shredded basil leaves
  • Flaky salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Roughly mash the ricotta with the olive oil.
Fold in the chopped olives and basil to make a marbled mix – delicious served on baked potato or bruschetta.