Cappellacci Verdi with Pesto
Ingredients
- 48 Blanks (3 in. diameter) of fresh green pasta dough
- ½ cup Bertozzi Freshly Grated
- 1 ¼ cups ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup walnuts
- 2 tsp sage
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh tomatos
- 1 shallot
- ½ basil
- Pine nuts
- 1 clove garlic
Preparation
The Pesto:
- Remove the leaves from the stalk and wash them in cold water.
- Blend with pine nuts, garlic and salt.
- Add olive oil until it reaches the desired consistency.
- Add Bertozzi Freshly Grated to taste.
The Pasta:
- Prepare the filling by mixing the ricotta cheese, the Bertozzi Freshly Grated, the ground walnuts and sage.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Then using a spoon, place a dollop of filling in center of the fresh pasta dough blanks.
- Wet edge of the dough blanks, fold them in half and press the edge so that they do not open while cooking.
- In a frying pan, add olive oil, sauté the diced tomatoes and the finely chopped shallot.
- Boil the cappellacci in salted water.
- Serve them hot with the tomato sauce and the pesto.
- Decorate the dish with crunchy Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese made by heating up a handful of Bertozzi Freshly Grated in a non-stick pan.