
Are you into comfort food? Well, it seems that as soon as the weather turned frosty, Balazs and I can not get enough of creamy, saucy and comforting type of meals. They are really the best on those gloom evenings, aren’t they? For the past few weeks we made this delicious spinach and ricotta dumplings with cherry tomato sauce so many times that I am even embarrassed to admit. The best part is that it's a truly soul food and it leaves your flat smelling like a little Italian kitchen :)
Btw: It’s pretty simple to make, it has tons of natural goodness and it will make your evening wonderful. Serve it with a glass of your favourite wine and you’ll never look back. Promise!
Here is the full how to if you fancy trying it tonight :)
Spinach & Ricotta Dumplings with Cherry Tomato Sauce
(serves 4-5)
Spinach &
ricotta dumplings:
* 1kg (or 2 lb)
fresh spinach (washed, coarse stalks removed)
* 350 grams (or
12 oz) ricotta cheese
* 115 grams (or 4
oz) fershly grated Parmesan cheese
* 3 eggs (lighty
beaten)
* pinch of
freshly grated nutmeg
* 115-175 grams
(or 4-6 oz) plain flour (plus extra for dusting)
* salt and pepper
Cherry Tomato
& Mozzarella sauce:
* 0,5 kg (or 1
lb) of cherry tomatoes ( washed, and half of them halved)
* 350 grams mozzarella
(cut into small pieces)
* 5 cloves of
garlic (sliced)
* 2 tablespoons
of olive oil
* pepper,
oregano, basil, salt (to taste)
Wash the spinach,
place it in a saucepan with just the water clingling to its leaves, cover and cook
over low heat for 6-8 minutes or until just wilted. Drain well and set aside to cool.
Next, squeeze out as much liquid as possible from the spinach,
and then chop it finely. Place the spinach in a bowl with ricotta, half of the
Parmesan, the eggs and the nutmeg and season to taste. Mix it well. Next, stir most of the flour into the mixture
and lightly work it in, adding more flour if necessary to make a workable
mixture. When mixed well cover the bowl with a clingfilm and chill it in the fridge
for about 20 minutes.
Next, take it out from the fridge and break off small pieces
of the mixture and roll them carefully into walnut-sized balls. When finished, bring
a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the dumplings and
cook for about 2-3 minutes or until they rise to the surface. Remove them from
the pan, drain and set aside.
Now onto the sauce: In a baking dish place your oil, cherry
tomatoes, garlic, bit of salt, pepper, basil and oregano. Mix it well with a
spoon and place it in the oven on 160 C or (320 F) for about 7-10 minutes. Next
take it out and add all your dumplings to the mix. Put it back to the oven for
additional 5 minutes. Make sure to occasionally move around the mixture in the
baking tray while in the oven. If the tomatoes look soft and have a beautiful
rich colour, add mozzarella pieces to it and bake for another 2-4 minutes or
till the mozzarella melts. Take the tray out of the oven, let it cool for a few
minutes and serve it up! Ta dah!
My darlings, would you try this recipe? What's your favourte winter comfort food? xo
P.S: And baked ricotta with tomato and olives:)
17 comments:
YES, I am on a comfort food kick right now too. This looks irresistible Diana. I'll be definitely trying it this week. Love, Grace
I'm on a total comfort food kick! My boyfriend just relinquished to me that he was to try being a little more of a vegetarian to eat healthier and this recipe seems right up our alley!! I will definitely be trying this in the future! =)
Ergo - Blog
YUM! It sounds, and looks, phenomenal!
xo
i have ALL of these ingredients home already - looks like i'll be making these tonight - THANKS hun!
hooray for leaving the skins! We do, too!!!
Thanks, Grace!
Oh fantastic, Chloe:)
Yay, Erika!
Totally, HiLLjO:)
these look scrumptious! great winter meal!
Chic on the Cheap
Lyddie:)
Yum! I made this last night for my sister and my housemate...we were all very impressed!
themagicalspoon, That is awesome! So happy that you liked it:) xoxo
Making it right now! But... Where does the other half of the Parmesan go?
Lisa, oops...sorry about that, it goes in together with the mozzarella:)
Looks amazing! What are your thoughts on serving this on top of some polenta?
I think, it would go very well with some polenta, soshe44! You should totally give it a go.
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