Swiss chard and ricotta malfatti recipe

9 INGREDIENTS • 8 STEPS • 45MIN

Swiss chard and ricotta malfatti recipe

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Try this surprisingly easy, traditional rustic Italian dumpling recipe for a satisfyingly cheesy Friday night dinner. Light, fluffy ricotta dumplings are made with Swiss chard, then served with our easy Collection Italian Aubergine and Wild Caper Sauce. Swap the Parmesan for a vegetarian alternative to make this malfatti recipe veggie.
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Try this surprisingly easy, traditional rustic Italian dumpling recipe for a satisfyingly cheesy Friday night dinner. Light, fluffy ricotta dumplings are made with Swiss chard, then served with our easy Collection Italian Aubergine and Wild Caper Sauce. Swap the Parmesan for a vegetarian alternative to make this malfatti recipe veggie.
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45MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
2
200 g
M&S Swiss chard
1 clove
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, minced
250 g
M&S ricotta
1
M&S free-range mixed size egg, yolk only
(save the white for another recipe)
1/2 tsp
ground nutmeg
50 g
M&S 24-month aged Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
plus extra to serve
25 g
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
100 g
M&S fine semolina
1 jar
M&S Collection aubergine, wild caper and olive sauce
280g per jar
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step 1
Wash the chard (200 g) and cut the leaves away from the stems. Pop the leaves into a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain the chard and leave to cool, before squeezing out as much liquid as possible.
step 2
Meanwhile, finely chop the chard stems.
step 3
Heat a small frying pan over a medium heat with a generous glug of olive oil. Add the stems and garlic (1 clove) and cook for 5 minutes until soft. Season with salt and pepper and leave to one side to cool.
step 4
Drain the ricotta (250 g) and add to a mixing bowl with the egg yolk (1), nutmeg (1/2 tsp), Parmigiano Reggiano (50 g) and flour (25 g). Finely chop the cooked chard leaves and add both the leaves and stems into the ricotta and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
step 5
Add half of the semolina (100 g) to a large tray (this will present the dumplings from sticking). Scoop out heaped tablespoons of the chard mixture and loosely shape into rough balls, about the size of a golf ball, and roughly mould into a ball shape (these don’t need to be neat – malfatti translates to ‘badly made’!). Top the malfatti with the remaining semolina and pop into the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
step 6
When you are ready to eat, heat a small saucepan over medium heat and add the aubergine sauce (1 jar). Bring to a simmer.
step 7
Bring a large, tall-sided frying pan or wok filled with salted water to boil. Carefully drop in the malfatti and cook until they float to the surface. This should take about 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and allow to drain on kitchen paper.
step 8
Serve the sauce in bowls topped with the malfatti and a final scattering of Parmigiano Reggiano.
step 8 Serve the sauce in bowls topped with the malfatti and a final scattering of Parmigiano Reggiano.

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