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- Difficulty: Medium
- Servings: 4
INGREDIENTS
- Durum wheat flour 285 g
- Cricket flour 50 g
- Water 190 g
- Salt A pinch
- Onion 1 pc
- Carrot 1 pc
- Aubergine 1 pc
- Courgette 1 pc
- Tomato sauce 200 ml
- EVO oil 2 tablespoons
Form a fountain with the flours in the center of the work surface and pour the water into the center. Add the salt and start kneading the edges of the fountain with a fork. When a dough starts to form, knead everything until you obtain a smooth dough. Leave to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
While the dough rests, prepare the vegetables: dice the onions, carrots, courgettes and aubergines, then sauté them in the pan starting with the carrots and onions, then aubergines and courgettes.
When all the ingredients are seared, add a little tomato sauce to the vegetable ragout and leave to cook over a low heat.
Now we are ready for the pasta: sprinkle the table with a little flour and roll out the dough to 2-3 millimeters thick. Cut the pasta into small squares, you can choose the size according to your dishes.
Boil the pasta for 3-4 minutes. Then, drain the pasta sheets and place them in a bowl with a few drops of boiling water and a splash of olive oil.
At this point create the ravioli directly on the plate: place a square of pasta on the bottom , place the ragù in the center as a filling, cover with another square of pasta and garnish with more ragù and a few parsley leaves.
Recipe by
DAVIDE RIZZOLI –
