Heart-shaped ravioli with pumpkin and ricotta cheese with thyme

Want to plan a romantic dinner for Valentine’s Day? Perfect, today’s recipe is nothing short of ideal for your schedule.

Let’s see how to prepare heart-shaped ravioli, made with the help of Red Rice Flour Mix.

Ingredients

for 4 people

Preparation

1st Phase

• Place Red Rice Mix flour on a pastry board. Make a hole in the center with your hands.
• Crack the eggs into the hole, add thewater and oil.
• Beat the eggs with a fork, gradually incorporating the flour inside.
• Work vigorously with hands for about 10 minutes.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest 30 minutes at room temperature.

2nd Stage

• Process the ricotta cheese with half of the grated Parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and a few thyme leaves, and place the mixture on a pastry bag.
• Roll out the dough on the floured pastry board to a very thin thickness.
• Cut the dough with a heart-shaped mold.
• Stuff the first small heart with the ricotta cream, lightly moisten another heart with very little water and lay on top of the other. Close by pressing lightly with fingers.
• Proceed in the same way with the other hearts, counting about 10 to 12 hearts per person.
• Arrange the filled hearts on a lightly floured paper tray.

3rd Stage

• Finely chop the leek and wilt it in a pan with a little oil.
• Add the diced pumpkin.
• Adjust salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes.
• Boil the hearts in salted water for about 2 minutes according to thickness.

Saute the small hearts in the pan with the seasoning, adding the remaining Parmesan cheese and a tablespoon of cooking water. Serve hot.

Thanks to Maddalena of Cucina Scacciapensieri for the recipe.