Best Crescents Of Melon On Fresh Ricotta Recipes

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image

PASTA WITH HERBED RICOTTA, TOMATOES AND SPINACH



Pasta With Herbed Ricotta, Tomatoes and Spinach image

Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, weekday, pastas, main course, side dish

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 cups of fresh spinach, well rinsed and tough stems removed
2 cups fresh ricotta cheese
4 scallions, trimmed and minced
1/3 cup packed basil leaves, minced
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons flat parsley, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 pound penne
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

Steps:

  • Blanch the rinsed spinach leaves in a large pot of well-salted boiling water until limp, about 1 minute. Drain the spinach and cool completely under cold running water. Pat dry and chop.
  • Put the ricotta cheese in a large bowl and beat with a fork until smooth. Stir in the spinach, scallions, basil, tomatoes, parsley and olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Cook the penne until tender in well-salted boiling water. Drain, toss with the ricotta mixture, garnish with the pine nuts and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 597, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 64 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 22 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 588 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams

CRESCENTS OF MELON ON FRESH RICOTTA



Crescents of Melon on Fresh Ricotta image

Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories     project, dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups blueberries, washed and sorted
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups raspberries
7 1/2 cups fresh whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup yogurt
1/2 cantaloupe, sliced into 16 crescents, rinds removed
1/2 honeydew, sliced into 16 crescents, rinds removed
1/2 Crenshaw, sliced into 16 crescents, rinds removed
8 edible blossoms

Steps:

  • To make the syrups, puree the blueberries in a food processor or blender and put them in a small pot. Add half the sugar and cup water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 2 minutes. Let cool before running the syrup through a fine- mesh strainer. Discard the solids. Then repeat the same process with the raspberries.
  • To make the ricotta, line a mesh sieve with a double-layered square of cheesecloth, with plenty to overlap the sieve. Meanwhile, combine the milk, cream and yogurt in a pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the mixture begins to curdle, about 2 minutes.
  • When the milk is curdled, pour it into the cheesecloth and allow it to drain about 5 minutes. Gather up the four corners of the cheesecloth, tie a stick into it as if for a satchel and prop the stick on the edges of a bowl and allow it to drain until firm, about 1 hour.
  • When ready to serve, assemble 8 plates. Paint half of each plate with the blueberry syrup and half with the raspberry syrup. Mound 1/4 cup of the ricotta on the center of each plate. Stack 6 alternating slices of melon together and place on the plate so that the inside of their crescent shape faces the cheese; then fan them slightly. Garnish with an edible blossom. Repeat with the remaining 7 servings.

Related Topics