Heels with Green Ricotta: Tacconi con Ricotta Verde

Name: Heels with Green Ricotta: Tacconi con Ricotta Verde
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 egg whites, beaten; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading; 454 grams goat-milk ricotta; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 237 milliliters freshly grated caciocavallo or pecorino Romano; 1 teaspoons salt; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams spinach, trimmed, blanched and drained; 177 milliliters About water

Heels with Green Ricotta: Tacconi con Ricotta Verde is a vegetarian recipe with 4 servings. One serving contains 445 calories, 25g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up egg whites, salt and pepper, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Prepare the dough according to the recipe and roll it out to the second-thinnest setting on a pasta-rolling machine.

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Dough

Pasta

Roll

Cut it into 4 or 5 sheets of equal size, flour each sheet well, and cut them into 1-inch squares. Set aside on sheet trays lined with kitchen towels.

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All Purpose Flour

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Kitchen Towels

In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the spinach until finely chopped and add the ricotta, 1/4 cup of the grated cheese, and the nutmeg. Process until smooth, season with salt and pepper, and set aside in a warm place.

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Salt And Pepper

Ricotta Cheese

Spinach

Cheese

Nutmeg

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Bowl

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Cook the pasta squares in the boiling water and cook until tender yet al dente, about 3 minutes.

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Pasta

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Salt

Drain the pasta and reserve 1 cup of cooking water.

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Pasta

Water

Add half of this water to the ricotta mixture, then add the pasta to the ricotta mixture, and mix well.

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Ricotta Cheese

Pasta

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Add more water if necessary to keep it from becoming too "tight", season with salt and pepper. Divide evenly among 4 pasta bowls and top with grated pecorino.

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Salt And Pepper

Pecorino

Pasta

Water

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On a wooden board, place the flour in a mound. Form a well in the center and add the egg whites and salt.

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Egg Whites

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add the water, a little at a time, while mixing in the flour and water with a fork. Using both hands, knead the dough into a ball, adding more flour as necessary, to obtain a smooth, pliable dough. Set the dough under an inverted bowl and let it rest 15 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

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Bowl