Ricotta Fritters

Name: Ricotta Fritters
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps fine-quality extra-virgin olive oil (preferably Tuscan); 6 servings Accompaniment: baked onions with thyme; 355 milliliters fresh whole-milk ricotta

Ricotta Fritters might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 112 calories, 6g of protein, and 5g of fat. Head to the store and pick up fine-quality olive oil, accompaniment: baked onions, whole-milk ricotta, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes.

Instructions

If using supermarket ricotta, drain in a cheesecloth-lined sieve set over a bowl, covered and chilled, 24 hours.

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Form 1 tablespoon ricotta into a ball and flatten into a 2-inch disk.

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Transfer to a sheet of wax paper. Make more disks with remaining ricotta in same manner.

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Heat a dry large heavy nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot. Cook ricotta disks until firm enough to turn and undersides are brown in spots, 2 to 4 minutes, then carefully turn and brown other sides, about 2 minutes.

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