Ricotta and Zucchini Cannelloni
🇮🇹 Italy
Ingredients
- 1½ cups (180g) frozen peas
- 2 eggs
- 1½ cups (360g) fresh firm ricotta
- 2 cups (50g) baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup finely chopped mint
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
- sea salt and cracked black pepper, to taste
- 3-4 zucchinis, thinly sliced lengthways (about 24 long slices)
- 2 cups (500ml) tomato puree (passata)
- ½ cup (50g) grated mozzarella
Steps
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Rinse frozen peas under hot water to thaw, then drain well.
- Place peas in a large bowl and roughly mash with a fork or potato masher.
- Add eggs, ricotta, spinach, mint, lemon rind, salt and pepper to the peas and mix well.
- Place a heaped tablespoon of the pea mixture at one end of each zucchini slice.
- Roll up each slice to enclose the filling.
- Pour the tomato puree into a 22cm x 30cm (2-litre) baking dish.
- Nestle the zucchini rolls snugly into the dish.
- Sprinkle with grated mozzarella.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.
- Cool slightly before spooning onto serving plates.
Source: www.donnahay.com.au