Valentine Red Ravioli prepared with cooked and pureed beetroot and then only flour added without eggs, that’s all you need to make a simple but impressive first course for a romantic evening for lovers’ day. A color can sometimes change the taste, but in this case it only improves the flavor, making the ravioli more delicious simply seasoned with butter and parmesan.

- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 50 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Valentine's Day
- Energy 839.15 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 72.05 (g) of which sugars 6.45 (g)
- Proteins 36.11 (g)
- Fat 45.21 (g) of which saturated 22.64 (g)of which unsaturated 11.05 (g)
- Fibers 9.91 (g)
- Sodium 257.24 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 180 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 4.6 oz boiled beetroot
- 1.5 cups semolina flour
- 9.9 oz ricotta
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 1 sprig thyme
- 4 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsps butter
- 2 tbsps parmesan
- 4 leaves sage
Tools
- Mold for ravioli
- Cutting Board
- Rolling Pin
- Blender
- Small Pan
Steps
For convenience and just for convenience, I bought pre-cooked and vacuum-packed beetroot, which is available in all supermarkets and greengrocers, an excellent product that helps and facilitates us in the kitchen. I put it in the blender and reduced it to a pulp.
For this preparation, I used semolina flour, which makes the fresh pasta more rustic. I placed the flour on the cutting board and in the center the pureed beetroot.
Work the two ingredients, adding flour as needed, the dough should be soft and elastic. Let it rest for 30 minutes covered.
With the help of the rolling pin, roll out the sheet, you can also use the pasta machine to make it thinner.
Use the heart mold over the dough and
insert the seasoned ricotta with salt and extra virgin olive oil, pepper, finely chopped parmesan, and thyme inside.
Lay another sheet of dough on top, roll with the rolling pin to flatten, proceed this way for all the dough and filling you have available, cut the edges with a knife for each individual ravioli and
here are your Valentine Red Ravioli ready
Season the red ravioli simply with butter melted in a small pan with sage and add parmesan when serving.