Kale and Chickpeas Ravioli with Orange Flavored Hazelnut Sauce


Servings: 4
Prep time: 50
Cooking time: 25
INGREDIENTS
  • - 100g flour
  • -100g wheat semolina
  • -300g kale
  • -130g cooked chickpeas
  • -200g ricotta cheese
  • -1 egg
  • -1 egg yolk
  • -50g toasted hazelnuts
  • -2 garlic cloves
  • -2 thyme sprigs
  • -1 teaspoon minced parsley
  • -1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • - ½ teaspoon grated orange peel
  • -100ml milk
  • -extra virgin olive oil
  • -salt
  • -pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Knead the flour, the semolina a pinch of salt, eggs and water as needed to make a consistent dough. Let it sit for about 30 minutes.
  2. Remove the harder central leaves of the kale and boil it in a little bit of water for at least 10 minutes. Squeeze the leaves and chop them roughly.
  3. Finely mince the garlic and the thyme leaves and sauté them in a pan wi 2 tablespoons of oil, add the chickpeas and season for 5 minutes. Now, add the kale, salt to taste and keep cooking for 5 more minutes. Blend it all in a food processer to obtain a thick filling and flavor it with the lemon peel.
  4. In a food processer, blend the hazelnuts to make a powder, then add the ricotta cheese, a pinch of salt and pepper, the orange peel and some milk, to obtain a liquid sauce.
  5. Level the pasta to make thin layers and make 7-8 cm wide squares. Place the kale and chickpeas filling in the middle and close the square to form a triangle, then seal the edges to make the ravioli.
  6. Boil the ravioli in salted water for 4-5 minutes and drain it directly in the plates, covered with the warm hazelnuts sauce; complete with a drizzle of oil, a sprinkle of ground pepper and some parsley.