Goat Cheese and Sweet Pea Stuffed Beet Ravioli with Mint and Walnut Pesto

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Goat Cheese and Sweet Pea Stuffed Beet Ravioli with Mint and Walnut Pesto.

I thought to “Pass the Pepper” and share with you a delicious recipe from Clay Wilson

that can fit great to your Valentine’s Day menu.

Yields: 12-15 raviolis

Beet Ravioli Dough

2 cups flour
1 cup roasted beets
2 eggs

Sweet Peas & Goat Cheese Filling

( There will leftovers. Double the pasta dough if you want to ensure you use all of the filling )
1 cup petite sweet peas
11 ounces plain goat cheese
1/2 cup grated romano/parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste

Mint & Walnut Pesto

1 cup packed fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup of fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup walnut pieces
3 garlic cloves minced
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup walnut oil
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
zest from 1 lemon rind
salt and pepper to taste
One egg and a tablespoon of water for an egg wash.

Lets get started

First start with roasting the beets for the dough. Cut the stems and tips off of about 6 small beets. This should yield about a cup.

Scrub the beets clean and toss in olive oil, salt, & pepper.

Roast in an oven pan uncovered for about 40 to 45 mins. Let cool. Once the beets are cool enough to handle, pull the skins off. This should be fairly easy. Cut the beets in quarters.

Now add the beets, eggs, and flour in the food processor and pulse until the dough pulls from the sides and forms a ball.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 2 mins. Cover and let rest for 15 to 30 mins.

Make the pesto

While the dough is resting make your filling and sauce. Cook the petite peas in salted boiling water for about 1-2 mins. Drain peas and combine and mix all the filling ingredients into the food processor. Set aside.

For the pesto sauce, combine all the ingredients in the food processor and mix until smooth.

Once the dough looks smooth cut it into quarters and run the dough through the pasta roller starting with the largest setting. Be sure to not roll the pasta too thin or your ravioli will possibly tear and fall apart.

Once you have the pasta rolled out you can place the filling down the center of a sheet of pasta. Use about a heaping tablespoon spaced at about an inch apart.

With the egg wash brush the edges and in between each ravioli center.

Place another sheet of pasta over the pasta with filling centers. Press around each center making sure to seal each ravioli. Make sure you don’t trap any air or this will cause the ravioli to be deformed looking and possibly erupt your raviolis.

Using a ravioli cutter (pie cutter tool) cut out each ravioli. Don’t make the squares too big or the filling to pasta ratio will be off. Repeat this with the remaining pasta sheets.