Ricotta cheese recipes
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Cheesecakes
Fiadone cheesecake
Make this quick, easy and light-as-air Fiadone (Corsican cheesecake) whenever you need a dose of sunshine and sweetness.
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Summer pastas
Pasta with crispy bacon, courgette and herbs
This colourful herby pasta with crispy bacon combines ricotta cheese, pistachios, courgette ribbons and bacon for a creamy pasta dish.
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Sweet tarts
Sweet ricotta tart
Julia Busuttil Nishimura's sweet ricotta tart with dark chocolate and Italian candied fruit is a perfect dessert for Easter or a dinner party.
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Italian desserts
Torta della nonna (ricotta and lemon tart)
Angela Hartnett's elegant ricotta and lemon tart (torta della nonna) makes a fine dinner party dessert or a great finale to an Easter feast.
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Pizzas
Roast pepper, anchovy and ricotta pizza
Keep ready-made pizza dough in the freezer for when you need a meal at a moment's notice. Simply roll out and top with ricotta, anchovies and capers.
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Healthy soups
Vegetable soup with ricotta dumplings
Get your five-a-day in one warming bowlful with our healthy vegetable soup recipe topped with cheddar and ricotta dumplings.
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Sweet pancakes
Ricotta pancakes with spiced pear and bacon butter
Sweet and salty with a hint of spice, these fluffy ricotta pancakes with bacon are very moreish. Serve for breakfast, brunch or Pancake Day.
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Figs
Fig, orange and ricotta cheesecake puddings
A creamy and sweet ricotta cheese is topped with a crunchy biscuit and nut sprinkle and drizzled in an orange and fig syrup.
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Savoury tarts
Tomato, thyme and ricotta tart
This tomato, thyme and ricotta tart is a doddle: bake the case the night before and it's only 10 minutes’ work to finish it off before everyone can dig in.
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Italian desserts
Ricotta filo tart with figs, rum and toasted coconut
A stunning fig tart with a creamy rum and ricotta filling, crispy filo pastry shell and a sprinkling of toasted coconut flakes.
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Vegetarian pastas
Ricotta and spinach tortelli
Known as Tortelli maremmani in Italy, this larger version of ravioli has wide borders which makes the edges good for trapping sauce.
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Pancakes
Thyme-scented strawberry and ricotta pancakes
Ricotta pancakes are a true crowd pleaser and these ones – filled with strawberries and drizzled with thyme-scented syrup – are no exception.
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