Our brisket bruschetta tops golden toasted French bread slices with a rich, creamy herbed ricotta cheese mix and warm lean brisket to create an appetizer filled with a variety of interesting textures and delicious flavors in every bite.
We love appetizer recipes of any kind. There’s just something about a poppable, bite-sized finger food like garlic cheese toast or our spicy mozzarella sticks with Italian sausage that makes any event better. Heck, we’ve both been known to pair up a few and serve them as a fun family dinner for special occasions like a movie night.
We make all kinds of appetizers, but our favorites are the ones that combine things you might not expect, like these avocado empanadas. That’s what we did with our brisket bruschetta. By combining the toast with herbed ricotta and brisket slices, we created an appetizer with much more flavor and texture than you’d expect from traditional bruschetta. And bonus: it’s so easy to make!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple Ingredients: Like most of our appetizer recipes, this bruschetta uses simple ingredients found in your kitchen or local grocery store.
- Super Easy: The only real work involved in this recipe is slicing the bread and mixing the ricotta. It’s so easy.
- So Much Flavor and Texture: The combination of the crispy toast, creamy ricotta, and tender, deeply-flavored brisket packs tons of flavor and texture into every bite.
- Customizable: You can easily adjust the ingredients to make your own version.
- Versatile: This recipe is perfect for any party or special occasion.
Ingredients
See the recipe card at the end of the post for a full list of ingredients and their exact amounts.
Variations
- Brisket: Sliced roast beef or pork roast works well in place of brisket.
- French Bread: Use a larger crusty bread loaf for bigger toast slices.
- Herbs: You can use your favorite herbs in the ricotta cheese mixture. Choose anything that pairs well with beef, and you can’t go wrong.
- A Bit of Heat: Add a pinch of cayenne or a little red pepper flakes for a little heat.
Instructions
Step 1: Toast the French bread slices.
Step 2: Thoroughly mix the ricotta and herbs in a small bowl.
Step 3: Spread the ricotta over each toast slice and top with a warm diced brisket.
Step 4: Drizzle with balsamic vinegar or BBQ sauce.
Tips
- Use a sharp serrated knife and as little pressure as possible to slice the bread. This helps it maintain its shape and pretty crust.
- Lean brisket is best for this recipe.
- ½ inch is the sweet spot for the bruschetta toast slices. That’s thick enough to stand up to the topping but thin enough for easy eating.
- Use day-old bread if possible. It’s sturdier and toasts beautifully.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bruschetta requires a bread that’s sturdy, crusty, and won’t get soggy when you add your toppings. Good choices include ciabatta, French baguette, country-style loaf bread, and sourdough.
No matter the recipe in which it’s used, brisket should always be sliced against the grain. Slicing against the grain ensures tender, flavorful brisket slices that are neither tough nor chewy.
Ricotta’s creamy texture and mild flavor make it perfect with herbs like oregano, basil, chives, parsley, and garlic.
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Brisket Bruschetta
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover sliced lean brisket, maybe use this one
- 2 French bread sticks, sliced ½ inch thick
- 15 ounce ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- Toast slices of Baguette just until crispy, about 6-8 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, chopped parsley, green onions, garlic powder and pepper together.
- Spread ricotta mixture over toasted baguettes.
- Top with a small slice of warm leftover brisket.
- Drizzle with balsamic vinegar or barbecue sauce and enjoy.
Notes
- Refrigerate for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
- Microwave at 15-second intervals until warm.
- Use a sharp serrated knife and as little pressure as possible to slice the bread. This helps it maintain its shape and pretty crust.
- Lean brisket is best for this recipe.
- ½ inch is the sweet spot for the bruschetta toast slices. That’s thick enough to stand up to the topping but thin enough for easy eating.
- Use day-old bread if possible. It’s sturdier and toasts beautifully.
I love this heartier take on bruschetta. Such a creative recipe.
Amazing appetizer. It’s like a crispy little BBQ sandwich in one or two bites.
What a delicious idea for serving brisket! These bite-sized apps were so delicious and I loved the herbed ricotta…so, so good!
Tender meat on crispy bread is such a good combo. Everyone loved it.
Five Stars for this delicious brisket bruschetta recipe! It was so tasty, and everyone loved it, looking forward to making it again, Yum!!
I tried this brisket bruschetta for a get-together, and it was a huge hit. It’s such a clever way to use brisket, and the smoky meat paired perfectly with the crisp bread.