ROTOLI DI PASTA OR PASTA ROLLS
Many years ago my sister and I visited Italy and spent some time with the family of a foreign exchange student Alberto who lived with my family for a year. His mother would go every day to the market to purchase fresh items and one day she made this dish for us. You must make the pasta from scratch as it isn't available commercially. Basically make a big sheet, cover it spinach and cheese, roll it up, boil, slice and serve. Beautiful to look at.
Provided by Sherri at the Beach
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h20m
Yield 8 slices, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Saute the spinach until wilted. Cool then chop. Mix with the cheeses and nutmeg.
- Pour the flour on the counter and make a well. Mix the eggs in a bowl to break the yolks then pour into flour well. Pulling from the sides of flour, keep incorporating flour into the eggs until all flour is used up. Sprinkle with flour and knead dough until smooth and not sticky.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and allow to rest 30 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough with a rolling pin into a rectangle until it is roughly 1/8 inch thick of less. This takes some elbow grease.
- Spread the spinach mixture evenly across the surface, leaving a one inch border on one side. Roll the pasta up from the side opposite the border to form a roll. Wrap with doubled cheesecloth and secure both ends and middle with string. Boil in salty like the sea water for 25 minutes.
- Remove from pan and allow to rest, wrapped, 20 minutes. Remove cheesecloth and slice into one inch pinwheels.
- To serve, ladle some sauce on a plate and serve to 'wheel's per person.
- Notes: I have made this with Swiss Chard which is also delicious. I serve this as a side dish to chicken parmesan and green salad. Also good with fresh sage added to the cheese mixture.
- Goes best with a light red dinner wine or a rose.
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Abdullahm xi Amin
[email protected]These pasta rolls were delicious! I will definitely be making them again.
Enzokuhle Shozi
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of pasta, but I really enjoyed these pasta rolls. The filling was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly.
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[email protected]This recipe was a bit more time-consuming than I expected, but it was worth it. The pasta rolls were beautiful and tasted even better than they looked.
Nothando Mondise
[email protected]I wasn't sure how this recipe would turn out, but I was pleasantly surprised. The pasta rolls were delicious and the filling was flavorful.
Critique You
[email protected]This was my first time making pasta rolls and they turned out great! The recipe was easy to follow and the results were delicious.
Virginia Bond
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times and it always turns out great. It's a simple dish to make, but it's always a crowd-pleaser.
Verosika
[email protected]This is a great recipe! I made it last night and it was a hit with my family. The pasta was cooked perfectly and the filling was delicious. I will definitely be making this again.