Ingredients
Method
Make the Pasta Dough
- Mound the flour on a work surface, crack the eggs into the center, add salt, and whisk with a fork before drawing in flour from the edges.
- Knead 8 to 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. Wrap in plastic and rest 30 minutes at room temperature.
Make the Wild Garlic Filling
- Blanch wild garlic leaves in boiling water for 30 seconds, then shock in ice water. Squeeze dry in a towel and chop finely.
- Mix ricotta, parmesan, chopped wild garlic, egg yolk, nutmeg, lemon zest, salt, and pepper in a bowl until smooth.
Shape the Ravioli
- Roll the dough into thin sheets, about 1mm thick, using a pasta machine or rolling pin, keeping unrolled dough covered.
- Spoon teaspoons of filling 4 cm apart on one sheet, brush water around each mound, top with a second sheet, and press out air. Cut into squares or rounds and seal edges firmly.
Cook and Finish
- Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a gentle boil. Cook ravioli in batches for 3 to 4 minutes, until they float and the edges feel tender, not gummy.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat until it smells nutty, add sliced wild garlic, and cook 1 minute. Toss in the drained ravioli, plate, and top with parmesan and black pepper.
Notes
- Drain ricotta well or the filling turns watery and ravioli split during boiling.
- Rest pasta dough covered for 30 minutes before rolling, it relaxes and rolls thinner.
- Blanch wild garlic no more than 30 seconds, longer turns it dull and slightly bitter.
- Work with one dough sheet at a time and cover the rest so it doesn't dry out.
