Pasta Ricotta And Beet Green Pie Food

PASTA, RICOTTA AND BEET-GREEN PIE

Steps:

• To make the pasta, combine the water and olive oil in a large bowl. Gradually stir in the salt and enough flour to make a soft, pliable dough. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Shape it into a ball, cover with a damp towel and let rest for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, to make the filling, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the beet greens and blanch until tender, about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain well, squeeze dry and chop coarsely.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet, add the onion and saute until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the beet greens and saute for 3 minutes more. Let cool. In a large bowl, whisk together the ricotta, eggs, marjoram, salt and pepper. Stir in the beet green mixture. Set aside.
• Divide the dough into 4 pieces, making 2 pieces slightly larger than the others. On a lightly floured surface, roll and stretch the larger pieces into rectangles about 12 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches and the smaller ones into rectangles about 11 by 6 inches, keeping the unused portions wrapped in a damp towel while you work.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush an 11 3/4-by-7 1/2-by-1 3/4-inch glass baking dish with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Place 1 of the larger rectangles in the bottom of the dish and brush with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Spread 1/3 of the ricotta filling over the dough, leaving a 3/4-inch border. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of Parmesan. Top with 1 of the smaller rectangles, brush with 1 teaspoon of olive oil, spread with 1/3 of the ricotta filling and sprinkle with 1/4 cup of Parmesan.
• Repeat with the remaining small rectangle, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, the remaining ricotta filling and 1/4 cup of Parmesan. Top with the remaining pasta sheet and press the bottom sheet and the top sheet together, folding them over to form a rim. Brush with the remaining teaspoon of olive oil.
• Bake for 45 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil and continue baking until the pasta is tender throughout, about 15 minutes longer. Preheat the broiler. Uncover the dish and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan. Broil until the cheese is browned, about 1 minute. Cut into squares and serve.

SPAGHETTI WITH BEET GREENS

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of cold water to a boil over high heat and salt it generously. Add the spaghetti and boil, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 9 minutes. Drain, reserving about 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
• 2. Meanwhile, cut the beet green stems into 2-inch pieces. Cut the larger leaves into wide ribbons; leave the smaller ones whole. Swish the stems and then the leaves in a big bowl of cold water to clean (in batches if necessary); lift them from the bowl with your fingers, shake them off and blot with a paper towel-they don't have to be really dry.
• 3. Put the olive oil and garlic in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the garlic until golden, stirring occasionally, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel. Increase the heat to medium; add the stems and season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until you can insert the tip of a knife into the stems without resistance, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
• 4. Turn the heat to medium-high, add the beet greens and cook, tossing occasionally, until the greens are coated with oil and just starting to wilt. Season with salt and cook until the leaves are wilted and tender, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low.
• 5. Pour the pasta on top of the greens and salt lightly. Toss with tongs and add the reserved pasta water. Divide among 4 pasta bowls and top with reserved garlic slices and desired cheese.

LAYERED PASTA RICOTTA PIE

Steps:

• Break vermicelli into thirds and cook,& drain.
• Saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Mix with vermicelli, 1/2 Cup Romano and 1 egg.
• Press into bottom of well greased 9" springform pan.
• Mix 2 egg yolks, ricotta, spinach, and 1/2 cup romano.
• Spread over pasta layer.
• Beat 2 egg whites till stiff. Fold in 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce.Pour on top.
• Bake at 350º 50-60 minute till set.
• Let stand at least 10 minutes before cutting.
• Garnish with heated leftover sauce and parsley sprigs.

SILVER BEET RICOTTA AND FETA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan forced).
• Grease a 6cm deep x 20 cm (base) round spring form pan and line the base and sides with baking/parchment paper and place on a large baking tray.
• Remove and discard stems from the the silver beet (kale) and roughly chop the leaves.
• Heat a fry pan/skillet over high heat and cook silver beet in batches stirring for 2 minutes or until wilted (how many batches will depend on the size of your pan) and transfer to a colander over a large bowl and using the back of a large spoon press silver beet/kale to drain excess liquid and cool for 5 minutes.
• Combine onion, ricotta, feta, lemon rind, eggs and 1 cup of cheddar (tasty) cheese in a large bowl and add silver beet and add seasoning of salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• Place 1 tortilla in the base of the prepared spring form pan and spread one-third of silver beet mixture over tortilla and repeat layers twice with tortillas and silver beet mix and finish with a tortilla and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of cheddar (tasty) cheese.
• Bake, uncovered for 5 minutes or until golden and then stand in pan for 5 minutes before you remove from the pan and cut into wedges.

BEET PASTA WITH RICOTTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Drizzle beets with oil and season with salt. Wrap tightly in foil and roast until tender, 1 hour. Peel and chop once cool.
• Pulse beets, walnuts, and tomatoes in a food processor. Season with salt and red-pepper flakes.
• Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup water, and return to pot.
• Toss with beet mixture, adding pasta water until creamy. Serve with ricotta, a drizzle of oil, and red-pepper flakes.