One of the many reasons we love visiting family |
We are going away for the weekend to visit my aunt and uncle and we are bringing part of Saturday night’s dinner as a gift for our hosts. I’ve spent this morning making spinach ricotta ravioli and on Saturday night all they will need to prepare are the bread and a beautiful salad.
The dough is ready to roll. Its a beautiful color and has a great texture |
I prepared the standard pasta recipe I’ve discussed in previous posts and this time I’m filling them with spinach and ricotta.
Cooking the Spinach |
Pasta
3.5 cups All Pourpose flour
4 eggs
3/4 tsp salt
splash olive oil
water if needed
mix by hand
kneed till smooth and soft
The filling is ready to use |
For the filling
10 oz frozen spinach
¾ lb of part skim ricotta
¾ cup grated Parmesan
2 cloves garlic
¼ tsp black pepper
½ tsp salt
a dash of nutmeg
I sauté the spinach in butter and olive oil
with garlic and a touch of minced onion
When done I cool completely
Time to make the ravioli |
Prepare the filling:
I place ricotta in a bowl
I add an egg
I add ½ cup
A touch of nutmeg
Pepper and Salt
I then add the cooled spinach
I put a small amount along the pasta
And make the pillows
I trip them with a cute little pasta cutting tool
And set them on a cookie sheet.
This pasta tool is a fun toy |
I’m freezing these to take on out trip as I will not cook them till Saturday.
To cook them I will place them in boiling salted water
When they are done they will float to the top of the water.Total under $10.00 to feed four people
TIP OF THE DAY: Consider bringing part of the meal as a hostess gift. If you love to cook prepare a loaf of bread, a soup or even a frozen dish the hosts can enjoy during the week. Time to relax and not worry about cooking is generally a much appreciated gift.
3 comments:
Love spinach ravioli!! Thanks for the recipe. You make it seem so simple.
It is easy ...Once you make it you'll always want fresh pasta. :-)
Oh, it looks as good as it sounded when we were Skyping earlier : ) Yummmy
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