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30-Minute Cheese Ravioli with Heirloom Tomatoes – vegetarian recipe
Stav Kogan

30-Minute Cheese Ravioli with Heirloom Tomatoes

A vibrant, fresh 30-minute cheese ravioli dish with a light sauce of heirloom tomatoes, garlic, capers, and spinach. It's a celebration of simple, fresh ingredients that tastes like a sunny afternoon in an Italian garden.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 480 serving
Calories: 480

Ingredients
  

  • 1 24-ounce package frozen cheese ravioli, about 680g (24 oz)
  • 4 large heirloom tomatoes, about 4 cups or 800g (28.2 oz), cut into thin wedges and seeded
  • ¾ cup fresh basil leaves, about 18g (0.63 oz), loosely packed
  • ¼ cup capers, about 36g (1.27 oz), drained
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt, plus more for pasta water
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 28g (0.99 oz)
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach, about 60g (2.12 oz)
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese, about 50g (1.76 oz), plus more for serving
  • The goal is to warm the tomatoes, not cook them down. Preserving their fresh, bright flavor is key to this dish, so pull the skillet off the heat as soon as they're heated through.
  • Use a variety of colorful heirloom tomatoes, like Green Zebra, yellow, and red, for a visually stunning and more complex-tasting dish.
  • For a touch of heat, add a pinch of red pepper flakes along with the garlic.

Method
 

  1. Cook the ravioli in a large pot of boiling, generously salted water according to package directions.
  2. Before draining, reserve about ½ cup of the starchy pasta water.
  3. Drain the ravioli and return it to the hot pot to keep warm.
  4. While the ravioli cooks, combine the tomato wedges, fresh basil, capers, black pepper, and salt in a large bowl. Gently toss to mix and set aside.
  5. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
  6. Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Be careful not to let it brown.
  7. Add the tomato mixture to the skillet and cook, stirring gently, for 1-2 minutes, just until everything is heated through. You want the tomatoes to maintain their shape and freshness.
  8. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the baby spinach until it just begins to wilt from the residual heat.
  9. Add the cooked ravioli to the skillet with the sauce. Gently toss to coat everything evenly. If the sauce seems too thick, add a splash of the reserved pasta water to loosen it.
  10. Transfer the ravioli and sauce to a large serving platter or individual bowls.
  11. Sprinkle generously with shredded Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.
  12. Don't skip the salty pasta water. It's full of starch that helps the light butter sauce cling beautifully to the ravioli, creating a silkier texture.

Nutrition

Calories: 480kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 22gFat: 18g

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