This dairy product is excellent for preparing quick and tasty dishes, from appetizers to desserts. We discover 5 ways to use ricotta for tasty dishes to make in a short time
Have a little bit of ricotta cheese in the fridge it is a real fortune when you come home late and you don't know what to prepare for dinner, but also to satisfy a sudden desire for dessert. Here then five quick recipes with ricotta who prepare themselves in less time than it takes to read them.
Pasta, ricotta and saffron
The recipes of quick first courses with ricotta they are very simple. To make pasta with ricotta more appetizing, you can add one saffron tip: while fusilli or spaghetti boil, mix ricotta with a little cooking water, a pinch of pepper, fresh chives, a sachet of saffron and grated Parmesan. Drain the pasta al dente, keeping a little of the cooking water aside, and season with the ricotta cream, for a quick but special dish.
Ricotta meatballs
Among the quick recipes with ricotta, there are also the meatballs: mix 200 g of ricotta (even better if it is the one left over from the day before) with an egg, salt, pepper and Parmesan to taste. Heat a drizzle of oil in the pan and form, using a spoon, some meatballs, which you will drop directly into the pan. Brown well on both sides and serve.
Bundles of puff pastry, pears, honey and nuts
Another fundamental weapon when you have little time is the puff pastry. Just cut it into squares, stuff it with a spoonful of ricotta cheese, of the pear diced, a strand of honey and some wot crumbled before closing in half, obtaining padded triangles. Once ready, cook them in the oven until they are golden and serve them dessert or how Breakfast. With the same principle it will be very easy to prepare many quick recipes with ricotta, puff pastry and the ingredients you like best.
Ricotta rolls and grilled vegetables
If you are looking for recipes for quick appetizers, this is the ideal and perfect even when advancing grilled vegetables. Mix the ricotta with a drizzle of oil, salt, pepper, a touch of curry and some basil or chives to make it creamy. Then take some slices of zucchini, carrots or eggplant grill and spread the ricotta cream on top, before rolling them up. Stop with a cocktail stick and serve.
Quick recipes with ricotta: mousse eye
There Ricotta Mousse it is perfect for all sweet dishes: let it soak with lemon juice strawberries cut into slices and in the meantime whisk with the electric whisk ricotta cheese with yogurt, honey and cinnamon. If you have time, let the mousse cool down for at least half an hour in the fridge, before arranging strawberries and ricotta mousse in glasses or transparent cups. Easier (and faster) to do than to say.
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