PastaSpinachTomatoVegetarian

Rotolo di Spinaci

Bring the Northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna to your table with these wonderful vegetarian spinach pasta rolls, enriched in tomato sauce. Prepare them in advance, serve and enjoy!

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: About 1 hour
4 people

Used in this recipe

Ingredients

For the tomato sauce

3 tbsp Filippo Berio Classico Olive Oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed sliced
2 400g cans chopped tomatoes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the filling

800g fresh spinach
400g ricotta
25g parmesan, freshly grated
1 lemon, freshly grated zest
Nutmeg, freshly grated
Handful shredded basil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 -10 fresh lasagne sheets
25g parmesan cheese, freshly grated
Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil, to drizzle

Method

Preheat the oven to 180ºC, Gas Mark 4.
To make the tomato sauce. Heat the Filippo Berio Classico Olive Oil in a large pan and gently cook the onion and garlic for 8-10 minutes until soft but not coloured. Add the tomatoes and season. Bring to the boil; then cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile make the spinach filling, wilt the spinach in a hot dry pan (do in batches). Once cool enough to handle, squeeze the spinach to remove excess water then roughly chop.
In a bowl, mix the spinach with the ricotta, parmesan and basil, then flavour with nutmeg, lemon zest, salt and freshly ground black pep
Place the lasagne sheets in boiling water to soften slightly, then drain, cover to keep moist.
Spread the ricotta filling over each sheet, then roll up from the shorter side, seal with some cold water, making sure the seal is underneath the roll. Cut each roll into 3 x 3 cm rolls.
Place the tomato mixture in the bottom of a large gratin dish, place the ricotta rolls on top, drizzle with 1tbsp Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil, then sprinkle over the parmesan
Cover with foil and cook in the oven for 20 minutes, then remove the foil and cook for a further 10 minutes until golden and bubblin
Drizzle with Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive oil and serve immediately with a rocket salad.

Classico Olive Oil

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This versatile all-purpose Olive Oil is excellent for sautéing, grilling and roasting or as a base for sauces. Delicious with everything from meat and poultry to your favourite vegetables. Oil comprising exclusively olive oils that have undergone refining and oils obtained directly from olives.