Hearty Ravioli
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This page as PDF This is a vegan and low in fat dish suitable for a romantic Valentine’s dinner, our contribution to the “Vegetable Love” challenge of Fatfree Vegan.
Classic spinach ravioli floating in an Italian tomato sauce
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
for the filling:
- 450 grams of spinach, large stems removed and chopped
- 1 tbs. grainy mustard
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tbs. bread crumbs
- pinch of salt
for the raviolis:
- 1 c. semolina four
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 1/2 cup water
- pinch salt
for the sauce:
- 1 can crushed tomatoes
- 1 onion, minced
- 1 tbs. olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- various Italian herbs (fresh would be best)
- salt and pepper to taste
- dash of lemon
- pinch of cayenne pepper
Directions:
for the ravioli dough:
- In a bowl, combine the pasta dough ingredients to make a dough.
- Wrap in a towel and let sit for 30 minutes.
for the filling:
- Wash the spinach and remove the large tough stems.
- Chop the spinach and steam or saute in water. (sweat)
- Place in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the mustard, salt and bread-crumbs and mix well.
- Season further with salt, cayenne and pepper.
for the sauce:
- Saute the minced onion in the olive oil until the onion is glassy.
- Add the minced garlic and saute.
- Add the tomatoes and reduce heat to simmer.
- Add the herbs, lemon juice, salt and pepper and continue to simmer on a low heat.
- Season to taste with additional salt, pepper and cayenne.
making the ravioli:
- Divide the dough in fourths and roll out each portion on a floured work space, allowing the first sheet of pasta to sit while rolling out the second. One of the tricks to the pasta is to make sure you?ve rolled the dough out very thin.
- Cut out your ravioli shapes and fill with the filling. Place the top part of the ravioli over the filling and close with a fork.
- If you have a form or press, then of course that saves time you merely place 1 sheet of dough on one side, put the filling on the dough and then lay the 2nd sheet of dough on top. Close the form to seal and cut off the extra using a knife.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salty water to boil.
- Put your ravioli into the salty water and cook. They are ready when they come floating to the top. I would suggest cooking only a few raviolis at a time.
- Place the first cooked raviolis in the oven to keep warm until they are all ready.
- When ready to serve, put a layer of sauce on the plate and lay the raviolis on top.
- You can garnish with some fresh cut herbs or if you have soy cheese, you can dust some on top.
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Absolutely beautiful! I’m sure it is equally delicious.
That is lovely! And I think I like this blog…
I don’t think I’ve ever seen heart-shaped ravioli before – I love it!
Wow.. this is beautiful! Such a great idea!
That looks wonderful and yummy too!
This is without a doubt one of the best web sites for vegetarians on the Web! Everyone should bookmark the URL and send it to their friends. This ravioli dish is enough to convert the most stubborn carnivore!
BRAVISSIMA!
Joe
Where did you get the heart shaped ravioli cutter? Your site is great.
Thanks!
ooh that looks so yummy and cute! I’m gonna make this tomorrow
Where did you get the heart-shaped pasta cutter?
Looks like I found this one a little beforehand for the valentines, I am pretty sure I cannot get close to the actual thing, but I suppose a try wont hurt!
I was hoping to find something like this. My girlfriend knows hom much I love to cook and told me she wanted heart-shaped raviolo for V-day. I am definitely going to give this a shot.
How did you get your heart shapes? My best guess would be with a cookie cutter.
i’m going insane trying to find the heart shaped press. can you just tell us where you bought it from?
thanks
i fell upon this site while searching the web for a heart shape cake recipe.What a fantastic site,im definatly going to try, not just the ravioli recipe, but lots more!
I’m so happy I found this! I’ve been looking for a vegetarian ravioli recipe and couldn’t get one! Its explained so well, I will try it for dinner. Wish me luck!
Your heart shape ravioli recipe looks wonderful. I would love to make them but I can’t find a heart shape press. Please let me know where I can get one. Thank-you very much.
Been looking for a delicious veggie ravioli recipe…and here it is! Wow! Enjoyed visiting this blog.
Hi Pritya,
Thank you for your nice comment..
We’re glad you liked looking at the blog..there are lots of yummy things to find.
You may find it easier just looking at photos here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicwalker/sets/72157594370310974/ double clicking will bring you to the recipe on Vegalicious or you can read through the index. We are happy to share yummy nutritious and compassionate recipes with everyone.
Wow, i love this, what a great vegetarian recipe i can make for my boyfriend on valentines day.Even better when i just found the exact cutter in my kitchen!
Thankyou, My search for a meal is now over
Hi Holly,
Thank you for your comment…and yea..I am so glad you have this “cutter…Where did you get it? What brand is it?
I get so many requests about mine..actually..mine is an empanada form.. and it seems that most people can’t find it and get disappointed about it. I’d love to inform more about where they can find it. It’s a nice meal, and fun to share with your Valentine….I’m glad you found it:-)
Hummm…..well if my mind serves me right i think i got it from the betterwear catalogue, but it was a few years ago now so i dont know whether they will still be selling it or something similar. It looks exactly like the one on the diagram with the same crimpled edge around the outside. You may be able to find something similar at lakeland, They do unusual cooking materials. Hope thats helped you
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What a great idea! It never occurred to me to make the heart shape with ravioli. Guess that’s the advantage of making your own. Great website too!
Hi Jeannette,
Thank you for your comment…yes…we love these too, and we make home made ravioli quite often…different forrms and different fillings, but the heart one remains a favorite of course. Hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day.