This creative and elegant winter lunch menu is a treat for the eyes and the tastebuds. Gorgeous in color and made with all of the season’s best ingredients, this toast and soda menu looks like a lot of work, but is quite simple to put together.

The meal’s main offering is a sweet ricotta toast. It features sautéed spiced apples, vanilla bean ricotta and a unique take on gremolata. Then pair the sandwich with a homemade grapefruit soda. This refreshing sipper, which can be enjoyed as is or spiked with your favorite booze,  is sweetened with honey and enhanced with rosemary.

Photograph of wholegrain bread topped with ricotta, sauteed apples, and honey on a white plate

Weekend Winter Lunch (or brunch!)

Ricotta Toast with Spiced Apples & Rosemary Honey

Naturally Sweetened Grapefruit Rosemary Soda

Photograph of wholegrain bread topped with ricotta, sauteed apples, and honey on a white plate

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Lauren Grant is a professional culinary food scientist, food writer, recipe developer, and food photographer. Lauren is a previous magazine editor and test kitchen developer and has had work published in major national publications including Diabetic Living Magazine, Midwest Living Magazine, Cuisine at Home Magazine, EatingWell.com, AmericasTestKitchen.com, and more.

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