Burricotti with Chestnut Honey and Candied Spicy Walnuts

Name: Burricotti with Chestnut Honey and Candied Spicy Walnuts
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar; 4 medium-size radicchio leaves; 8 thick whole wheat crackers (round work best); 1 cup burricotti or fresh whole-milk ricotta cheese (about 7 ounces); 4 teaspoons chestnut honey or buckwheat honey; 16 Candied Spicy Walnuts (click for recipe); 8 whole, 8 chopped

By Nancy SilvertonPhotographer Joseph De Leo

February 28, 2006

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Joseph De Leo

Burricotti are superb whole-milk mozzarella rounds filled with ricotta, and they're only available from Gioia Cheese Company. Fresh ricotta also works well in this recipe, which would be a great cheese course, or a simple dessert.

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