Homemade Salmon Ravioli in a Creamy Tomato Sauce

This recipe is so good, you’ll merely return to it time and time once more, I promise.

We like to whip it up when entertaining pals for dinner as a result of it’s tantalising for each the eyes and the style buds!

The tangy tomato sauce lower into the creamy, tender salmon filling.

When you have time, making your personal home made ravioli actually is the best choice. It really works significantly better than the store purchased lasagna sheets and tastes unimaginable. Worry not although…even for those who’re not a pure Nigella within the kitchen, making pasta is tremendous easy, I promise.

Simply put money into an excellent pasta machine or in case you have sturdy biceps, a rolling pin is equally enough!

Salmon Ravioli In Tomato Cream Sauce

Serves 4

Components

For the pasta

• 400g Tipo ’00’ flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 4 giant free vary eggs

For the ravioli filling 

• 520g scorching salmon contemporary fillets, pores and skin eliminated, over roasted and chopped.
• 2 tablespoon of ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• Sea salt and pepper
• Zest of 1 lemon

For the creamy tomato sauce

• 2 tablespoon of virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 800g passata
• 2 teaspoon tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 200ml contemporary cream
• Sea salt and black pepper

Methodology

Begin off by making your pasta.

In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour and salt with a fork. Create a deep properly within the centre of the flour and crack the eggs into properly.

Beat the eggs with a fork till easy after which, utilizing your fingers, begin to slowly knead the eggs into flour till you’re left with one giant lump of dough.

Flip the dough onto the counter, ensuring the floor is roofed in flour. Flip the dough into itself till it’s agency after which start to knead the combination till it turns into a easy elastic ball with no air bubbles.

Begin to roll your dough via your pasta machine, guaranteeing all surfaces are properly lined in flour. Proceed to vary the settings in your rolling machine so the pasta sheets get thinner and thinner. Roll the pasta two or 3 times at every setting till you attain the specified thickness for the ravioli – normally round 1/sixteenth of an inch or the second to final setting on the pasta machine.

Subsequent onto ravioli filling.

Mix collectively the pre-cooked salmon and ricotta in a meals processor. Switch to a bowl and stir within the chives, parsley and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper to style.

Lay 1/2 of your pasta sheets out and at common intervals spoon out your salmon combination. The scale of every ravioli parcel is totally all the way down to choice, however I normally intention for two inch squares.

Brush the perimeters of the pasta with water and place your remaining sheets on high, squeezing out any air bubbles. Press collectively, seal and lower out the person ravioli parcels utilizing a pasta cutter.

Cowl the ravioli with a towel to cease them from drying out when you make your sauce.

Begin the sauce by heating your olive oil in a medium pan. Fry off the onion  and garlic till tender and fragrant, earlier than including the passata, puree, basil, cream and the salt and pepper. Stir collectively and warmth gently over a medium warmth.

Whereas the sauce is cooking, begin cooking your ravioli by including it to a big pan on a low boil. Prepare dinner for round 3-4 minutes. When cooked take away from the pan, drain away any extra water and serve with the creamy tomato sauce.

Let me know for those who make it!