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Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli Filling

A creamy, zesty spinach and ricotta filling for homemade ravioli, served with brown butter and sage.

Fiona Afshar
DE
Vorbereitung
1h
Kochen
10m
Schritte
19
Portionen
4
Schwierigkeit
Mittel
ItalienischPastaAbendessenWohlfühl#homemade-ravioli

Zubereitung

  1. Schritt 1Form a well with flour

    Pile the flour on the work surface and make a well in the centre.

  2. Schritt 2Add eggs to the well

    Crack the eggs into the well in the flour.

  3. Schritt 3Mix eggs into flour

    Beat the eggs with a fork and gradually work in the flour from the edges of the well.

  4. Schritt 4Knead the dough

    Bring the mixture together and knead by hand into a smooth, firm ball.

  5. Schritt 5Wrap the dough

    Wrap the dough ball tightly in plastic wrap.

  6. Schritt 6Wilt the spinach

    Submerge the spinach in water until it wilts, then drain it.

    Spinat
  7. Schritt 7Squeeze the spinach dry

    Squeeze the wilted spinach by hand to remove the water.

    Spinat
  8. Schritt 8Chop the spinach

    Finely chop the squeezed spinach on a board.

    Spinat
  9. Schritt 9Grate the lemon zest

    Grate the zest of the lemon over the spinach in a bowl.

    Zitronenschale
  10. Schritt 10Mix the filling

    Add the ricotta, grated Parmesan, egg yolk, garlic and nutmeg to the bowl, season with salt and pepper and mix everything together into a filling.

    SpinatRicottaZitronenschaleZitronensaftSalzschwarzer PfefferParmesanEigelbMuskatnussKnoblauch
  11. Schritt 11Roll out the dough

    Roll the rested dough out thinly on a floured surface with a rolling pin.

  12. Schritt 12Place filling on dough

    Spoon small mounds of the filling in a row across one half of the rolled dough.

    SpinatRicottaZitronenschaleZitronensaftSalzschwarzer PfefferParmesanEigelbMuskatnussKnoblauch
  13. Schritt 13Fold over the dough

    Fold the other half of the dough over the filling and press around each mound to seal.

  14. Schritt 14Cut out the ravioli

    Cut around each mound with a fluted round cutter, then trim the strip and cut the ravioli into squares with a pasta wheel.

  15. Schritt 15Melt butter with sage

    Melt butter in a pan and add sage leaves to it.

    Hinweis

    A light lemon-butter sauce is an alternative to brown butter and sage.

  16. Schritt 16Boil the ravioli

    Lower the ravioli into a pot of boiling water and cook until they float.

  17. Schritt 17Transfer ravioli to butter

    Lift the cooked ravioli out with a spider strainer and move them into the butter and sage pan.

  18. Schritt 18Grate Parmesan on top

    Grate Parmesan over the ravioli.

    Parmesan
  19. Schritt 19Serve the ravioli

    Serve the ravioli with the butter and sage.