Pasta with ricotta and Swiss chard

Delicious swiss chard sauté with walnuts and ricotta cheese

Servings

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

  • 6-8 Leaves of swiss chard

  • 1 clover of garlic chopped fine

  • 2tbs olive oil plus additional if needed

  • 40g chopped walnuts

  • 100g ricotta cheese

  • 100g pasta of your choice

  • 30g grated parmesan cheese

  • Sea salt, fresh ground pepper

Directions

  • Cook pasta in plenty of boiling salted water, as per package instructions for al dente
  • Remove leaves from swiss chard stems, and thinly slice both
  • Heat olive oil in pan, sauté stems for 3-4 minutes, add leaves and sauté for 2 more minutes, add garlic and walnuts, sauté for another minute
  • Add ricotta cheese and mix well
  • When pasta is cooked remove from water with a slotted spoon and add to sauce. Turn up heat, add 60 ml of pasta cooking water and mix well.
  • Season with fresh ground black pepper, check for salt. Adjust thickness of sauce with more pasta cooking water if needed.
  • Sprinkle with a little extra virgin olive oil, Serve.

Yacón and cucumber Salad

Shredded yacón and cucumber with grounded sesame and toasted sesame oil

Servings

2

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Ingredients

  • 200g yacon root

  • 100g cucumber

  • 45ml goma dressing (store bought or homemade)

  • Toasted sesame oil

  • Grounded roasted sesame seeds

Directions

  • Peel yacón root and shred. Shred cucumber. Mix with dressing. Arrange on plates, sprinkle with a little sesame oil and finish with grounded sesame seeds.

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