Baked Ricotta With Lemon And Herbs Recipes

HERBED BAKED RICOTTA WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• Chop all the herbs
• Grate the lemon
• Shred the parmesan cheese if you are using a block of cheese, otherwise, packaged shredded parmesan cheese is good to use.
• In a medium-size bowl combine the ricotta, herbs, kosher salt, and lemon zest. This can also be combined directly in the baking dish.
• Spoon the ricotta mixture into a 6' baking dish.
• Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the ricotta
• Bake for 10-15 minutes or until hot, bubbly, and golden brown on top.
• When done drizzle the olive oil on top of the ricotta while hot and add a sprinkling of sea salt.
• Serve warm with bread or crackers.

BAKED RICOTTA WITH LEMON & HERBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Combine the ricotta, beaten egg, garlic, lemon rind, sea salt and herbs, mixing well.
• Divide between 6 small oven-proof ramekins and put them on a shallow baking tray.
• Cook ricotta pots for 12-15 minutes or until puffed, golden and set.
• For the sun-dried tomato salad, slice the dried tomatoes into strips and toss with lemon, parsley and sweet chilli.
• Serve the ricotta warm with a topping of salad and grilled ciabatta on the side.

BAKED RICOTTA WITH HARVEST GRAPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly butter or oil a 4-cup glass loaf pan. Line the bottom and ends of the pan with parchment paper.
• Put the ricotta, sour cream, sugar, milk, lemon zest, flour, eggs and egg yolks and salt in a food processor and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Bake until just set and barely golden, about 40 minutes. Turn the oven off and let the ricotta cool in the oven for 10 minutes, then cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
• Put the grapes, grape juice, honey, vanilla and salt in a saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until the grapes burst and the juice thickens, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and zest.
• Lift the baked ricotta with the parchment paper and set on a platter; discard the paper. Spoon the warm or room temperature grapes on top. Serve.

BAKED RICOTTA WITH LEMON AND HERBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Whisk the ricotta, lemon zest, thyme, rosemary, 1/4 t kosher salt and red pepper flakes in med bowl until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a 2 c ramekin and sprinkle with parmesan. Bake until golden and bubbling, about 15 mins. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Serve with warm bread.

CREAMY PASTA WITH RICOTTA AND HERBS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, according to package instructions. Reserve 2 cups pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
• In the same pot, make the sauce: Add ricotta, Parmesan, olive oil, pepper and a large pinch or two of salt, and stir until well combined.
• Add 1 cup pasta water to the sauce and stir until smooth. Add the pasta and herbs, and continue to stir vigorously until the noodles are well coated. Add more pasta water as needed for a smooth, soupy sauce. Taste and add more salt if needed.
• To serve, spoon the pasta into bowls and finish with more Parmesan, olive oil and pepper.

RICOTTA CHEESE SPREAD WITH LEMON AND HERBS

Steps:

• Empty the container of ricotta into a strainer and place over a bowl.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. (You can cut down the drain time several ways - 1) don't bother to drain at all, you'll just have a lot more moisture in your final product 2) drain at room temperature for 1 hour or 3) just drain for as long as you have patience and then, proceed!).
• Combine drained ricotta, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of the lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon of the thyme leaves, salt and pepper.
• Stir until blended.
• Mound onto the center of a shallow bowl or serving plate and drizzle with oil.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest and 1/2 teasonpoon of thyme over the top. Garnish with strips of basil.
• Serve with crackers, bread, or raw vegetables.
• *I used the 4 hour drain time as the cooking time for this recipe*.

BAKED RICOTTA WITH GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Coat a 1-quart casserole with the olive oil.
• In a large bowl, stir the ricotta together with the salt, pepper, garlic, herbs, and cream.
• Transfer to the casserole. Bake uncovered, for about 15 minutes until the cheese is creamy and hot. Serve with the French bread slices.

SLOW-COOKER DIJON CHICKEN WITH BARLEY AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker, combine the barley, mushrooms, chicken, chicken broth, lemon juice, white wine, garlic, thyme, salt, onion powder, red-pepper flakes and several generous grinds of black pepper. Stir to combine, then cook for 3 hours on high.
• At first it will seem like there is too much liquid, but the dish will thicken as it cools, and as you stir. Stir in the frozen peas and let them heat through, about 2 minutes.
• In a small bowl, stir together the crème fraîche and mustard, then fold it into the barley mixture. The chicken thighs should be falling apart; break them into coarse chunks with a spatula. Taste and add more mustard for a stronger flavor, if desired. Stir in the chopped tarragon and serve. Pass Parmesan at the table for topping.