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Ricotta Balls with Lemon Dressing Recipes
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Ingredients : |
2 cups
2
3 tbsp
1 tbsp
1 cup
1/2 cup
1
3/4 cup
1/4 cup
1/4 cup
2 tbsp
1/3 cup
5 |
ricotta
cloves garlic, chopped
chopped fresh chives
finely grated lemon rind
fresh flat leaf parsley
grated Parmesan
egg
dry breadcrumbs
olive oil
pine nuts
sugar
lemon juice
bay leaves, roughly torn
grated Parmesan, to serve |
Method :
- Put the ricotta, garlic, chives,
lemon rind, parsley, Parmesan, egg and 1/2 cup of the breadcrumbs in
a food processor and process until smooth.
- Form 16 rough balls, using 1.5
tbsp of mixture per ball.
- Coat them in the remaining crumbs,
then freeze for 30 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan
and cook the ricotta balls over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, or
until golden.
- Add the pine nuts in the last
minute of cooking.
- Keep warm.
- To make the dressing, put
the sugar, lemon juice, bay leaves and 2/3 cup water in a saucepan
and bring to the boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 5
minutes, or until reduced by half.
- Remove the bay leaves.
- Serve the ricotta balls with pine
nuts and Parmesan, and the dressing in a small bowl.
Makes 4
Protein 24g
Fat: 40g
Carbohydrate:
23g
Dietary Fibre:
2g
Cholesterol:
117mg; 2320kJ (554 cal)
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