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Jan 81 min

Malfatti

Malfatti, an Italian dish made from ricotta and spinach, is low in carbs, and “vrek lekker”.

This dish is called malfatti, and it’s made of ricotta and spinach, some flour, semolina and an egg to bind. It’s a favourite when I want Italian food with gnocchi without fear of it looking like soup. Bonus points: it’s low in carbs and vrek lekker. I do not miss the meat at all.

Note

Make your own tomato sauce using this recipe.

Malfatti

Zerina Parker
 

Ingredients

  • 500 g fresh spinach

  • 250 g ricotta

  • 50 g flour

  • 50 g semolina

  • 1 egg

  • 70 g Parmesan

  • salt and pepper

  • 1 pinch nutmeg

Direction

  1. Wilt the spinach for a few minutes, then drain and squeeze out as much water as you can. Chop fine.

  2. Mix everything together, including the spinach. Shape into balls, big or small or oblong, as malfatti means irregular or badly formed.

  3. Cook in salted boiling water like you would any dumpling or pasta . They are done when they float to the surface, about 5 minutes or less.

  4. Add immediately to homemade tomato sauce.

  5. Grate some parmesan on top and enjoy.

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