Ricotta and Spinach Malfatti
- ⏱ 40 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 4
- 👥 2-cook recipe
Delicate ricotta and spinach dumplings served with butter‑sage sauce.
Adapted from Non solo le torte di Anna.
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Ricotta and Spinach...
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Cook spinach
2Mix ricotta and egg
When the spinach is cool, add the ricotta and mix...
Add the egg and a pinch of salt and transfer to the...
Incorporate the flour and a grating of nutmeg for...
3Plate and serve
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Ricotta and Spinach...
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Cook spinach
In a pan, wash and thoroughly squeeze the spinach (if...
Drain the cooked spinach, squeeze well and leave in a...
2Mix ricotta and egg
3Plate and serve
+ 4 more steps in the app
Ingredients
- 500 g spinach
- 300 g ricotta
- 1 egg
- 60 g flour
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 100 g butter
- 1 sprig sage
The full plan
Split between two cooks — each step says who's on it.
1. Cook spinach COOK 1
- In a pan, wash and thoroughly squeeze the spinach (if fresh), tear the leaves and cook with a splash of olive oil (if using frozen spinach, add them frozen) until cooked, season with salt and abundant nutmeg
- Drain the cooked spinach, squeeze well and leave in a colander to remove excess water
2. Mix ricotta and egg COOK 2
- When the spinach is cool, add the ricotta and mix well with a wooden spoon
- Add the egg and a pinch of salt and transfer to the work surface
- Incorporate the flour and a grating of nutmeg for flavor, mix until the mixture is soft and slightly sticky
🤝 Cook 1 hands over the ricotta and mix.
3. Form dumplings COOK 2
- Take small portions of the dough with a spoon, roll them with lightly floured hands into slightly elongated shapes and coat again in flour
- Place the formed dumplings on a sheet of parchment paper as you make them
4. Boil water COOK 1
- Meanwhile, bring lightly salted water to a boil for cooking the malfatti
🤝 Cook 2 hands the pot to Cook 1.
5. Make butter‑sage sauce COOK 1
- In a pan, melt the butter together with the washed and dried sage leaves
6. Plate and serve BOTH
- Cook the dumplings in the boiling water until they rise to the surface
- Lift them with a slotted spoon into the pan with the butter‑sage sauce and sauté for a few minutes to flavor
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