Categories: ricette

by patrizio_eccechina

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Ingredients

  • For the pasta:

  • All-purpose flour 300 g
  • 3 eggs
  • For the cannelloni filling:

  • 500 g ricotta
  • 200 g cooked spinach
  • Parmigiano Reggiano
  • 100 g grated DOP
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • Nutmeg to taste
  • For the ragù:

  • 2 carrots
  • Celery no. 2 stems
  • 1 onion
  • San Marzano tomatoes
  • from the Agro Sarnese-Nocerino region
  • 1 kg DOP
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • Basil to taste
  • For the béchamel sauce:

  • 50 g butter
  • 50 g flour
  • 500 ml milk
  • Salt to taste
  • Nutmeg to taste
  • Parmigiano Reggiano DOP to taste

Preparation

Prepare the dough with flour and eggs and let it rest. Mix the ricotta with spinach, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Roll out the egg pasta, cut into rectangles, blanch and cool them, then fill with the mixture. In a saucepan, heat the Extra Virgin Olive Oil and sauté the finely chopped celery, carrots, and onion until softened. Add the peeled tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and cook the ragù until it becomes a smooth sauce. For the béchamel, melt the butter and flour, then add the hot milk while stirring until thickened.
Season with salt and nutmeg.
In a baking dish, spread a layer of ragù, arrange the filled cannelloni, and cover them with the béchamel and more ragù. Sprinkle with Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown. Serve hot with a drizzle of basil-infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Oil and flavor: perfect pairings for your recipes

For this recipe, which evokes home-style cooking, a monocultivar Casaliva Garda DOP Extra Virgin Olive Oil was chosen, a variety typical of the shores of Lake Garda. The green fruitiness with notes of olive and aromatic herbs accompanies the dish harmoniously. The taste is balanced, with a slight prevalence of bitterness and an elegant aftertaste of almond and artichoke, ideal for complementing the sweetness of the filling and the complexity of the vegetable ragù.