Swiss Chard Ravioli

Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on January 30, 2013.

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Ingredients:

Swiss Chard Ravioli

  • 1 pound Swiss chard, center spine and stems trimmed, steamed until wilted and chopped finely
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 64 gyoza wrappers (from two 12-ounce packages)
  • 1 large egg white, beaten
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh sage
  • Additional freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, mix in chard, Parmesan cheese, ricotta, egg, garlic, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.
  2. Line baking sheet with foil or plastic wrap; sprinkle with flour.
  3. Place 1 gyoza wrapper on work surface.
  4. Brush surface of wrapper with some egg white.
  5. Spoon a generous 1 teaspoon chard mixture into center of wrapper.
  6. Top with another wrapper.
  7. Press edges together to seal.
  8. Transfer to baking sheet.
  9. Repeat with remaining wrappers, egg white and chard mixture to make 32 ravioli total.
  10. (Ravioli may be made a day ahead; cover and chill.)
  11. Melt butter in heavy small skillet over medium heat.
  12. Add sage; stir 1 minute.
  13. Season with salt and pepper.
  14. Remove from heat; set aside.
  15. Working in batches, cook ravioli in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes per batch.
  16. Transfer ravioli to large shallow bowl.
  17. Pour sage butter over ravioli and toss.
  18. Add freshly grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

Makes 4 servings.

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (not including optional Parmesan cheese):
850 calories, 45 g fat, 27 g saturated fat, 175 mg cholesterol, greater than 1500 mg sodium, 83 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 2 g sugar, 27 g protein

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