Ravioli - Spinach and Ricotta
Ravioli - Spinach and Ricotta

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, ravioli - spinach and ricotta. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Combine the flour and salt on a flat work surface; shape into a mound and make a well in the center. In a bowl, combine the ricotta, spinach, shallot, egg and lemon zest. Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have ravioli - spinach and ricotta using 11 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Ravioli - Spinach and Ricotta:
  1. Take 360 g flour
  2. Get 4 free range eggs
  3. Get 200 g spinach
  4. Prepare 200 g ricotta
  5. Prepare 40 g parmesan
  6. Take 1 lemon (grated zest only)
  7. Prepare 20 g sage leaves
  8. Make ready 1 garlic clove
  9. Prepare 100 g unsalted butter
  10. Prepare Sea salt
  11. Take Black pepper

Last week I posted my recipe on how to make basic homemade pasta. Today I'm using that recipe to prepare handmade ravioli with spinach and ricotta cheese. Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli with Basil Pesto, Chicken & Green Beans. Few combinations are as pleasing as spinach and ricotta cheese.

Steps to make Ravioli - Spinach and Ricotta:
  1. Add flour, eggs and a large pinch of salt to a bowl and mix together. Knead the dough until it is smooth and stretchy.
  2. Divide dough in to 4 equal portions, wrap tightly in cling film and put in the fridge for at least 45 minutes.
  3. Cook the spinach in frying pan over a high heat until it is wilted.
  4. Drain the spinach in a sieve and ensure any excess water is removed so that the spinach is dry.
  5. Chop the spinach and add to a bowl with the ricotta, parmesan and lemon zest.
  6. Mix well after seasoning with salt and black pepper.
  7. Use a saucepan to cook the sage, garlic and butter by melting the butter and then simmering for 5 minutes before seasoning with salt and black pepper.
  8. Take a batch of dough at a time from the fridge, and lightly dust with flour. Flatten the dough until it is as wide as the pasta machine. Feed the dough through the pasta machine repeatedly and reduce the setting on the machine by 1 each time.
  9. Flour your worktop and then lay the rolled pasta on to this worktop. Place teaspoon size parts of the ricotta mix on to the pasta at equal intervals, using approximately a quarter of the mix. Ensure these are all down 1 side of the pasta.
  10. Use a pastry brush and water to dampen the pasta around the filling.
  11. Fold the pasta over the top of the ricotta and press down around each piece of ricotta. Ensure that all air pockets are pushed out.
  12. Trim the pasta down to even squares using a knife.
  13. Repeat steps 8-12 for the remaining 3 portions of pasta.
  14. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil (to cook the ravioli in), whilst warming the sage butter in a separate pan.
  15. Once the ravioli is cooked (should take approx 3 mins), remove with a slatted spoon and add to the sage butter pan.
  16. Stir gently before quickly removing to serve.

These ravioli are filled with both–and topped with perfectly al dente green beans and strips of grilled chicken for a meal that's simultaneously simple and special. This is a simple stuffed ravioli made with a creamy ricotta spinach blend. I prepared a simple tomato sauce with just a touch of spice, but these ravioli are also delicious with a brown butter sauce. If you prefer, you can also use a spinach pasta dough for the ravioli, or make half egg dough ravioli, and half spinach. How to make spinach and ricotta cheese filling.

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