Asparagus Ricotta Strudel Vegetarian Or Not Your Choice Recipes

ASPARAGUS STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF
• Heat olive oil in skillet on medium-high heat.
• Add garlic and leeks and sauté until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in mint and orange rind, season with salt and pepper and cool.
• Combine leek mixture with goat cheese.
• Lay pastry on a floured surface and roll out to a 10 x 14-inch rectangle.
• Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Divide cheese mixture in half.
• Pile half of mixture along upper third of pastry lengthwise, leaving a 1-inch wide border on short sides and top.
• Lay asparagus spears evenly over top of filling.
• Cover with remaining cheese mixture.
• Brush all inside edges of pastry with beaten egg.
• Fold pastry over filling and tuck ends under.
• Slash top of strudel on the diagonal every 2-inches.
• Brush with egg.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

PENNE AND ASPARAGUS WITH RICOTTA CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to package directions, omitting any oil or butter.
• Two to four minutes before the pasta is done, add the asparagus to the water (2 minutes for thin spears, 4 minutes for thick). Before draining, reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water in a small bowl. Drain the pasta.
• Meanwhile, add the garlic, ricotta, and olive oil to a large serving bowl. As soon as the pasta is drained, mix in 1/3 cup of the reserved pasta water. Immediately add the pasta and asparagus and gently toss until the pasta and asparagus are coated with the cheese mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Gently toss again. If the mixture seems too dry, add more reserved pasta water, about 1/4 cup at a time, until no longer dry. Sprinkle the Parmesan over the pasta and sprinkle with the red pepper flakes, if desired. Serve immediately.
• nutrition information
• Each (about 2-cup) serving has:
• Calories: 318
• Protein: 15g
• Carbohydrates: 60g
• Fat: 7g
• Saturated Fat: 2g
• Cholesterol: 18mg
• Fiber: 9g
• Sodium: 183mg

ASPARAGUS STRUDEL

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400. Saute the onions in 2 tablespoons of the butter for 10 minutes, until soft but not browned.
• 2. In another pan, heat 4 tablespoons of the butter and saute the crumbs until crisp.
• 3. Melt the remaining butter in a small saucepan. Spread one phyllo pastry sheet out on a large board and brush with butter. Put another pastry sheet on top and brush with more butter. Repeat until all sheets have been used.
• 4. Spread the onions evenly on top of the pastry, keeping the edges clear.
• 5. Put the asparagus over the top of the onions and sprinkle with three-quarters of the crumbs and the parsley.
• 6. Fold over 2 inches all around the pastry, then fold the long edges over to make a roll. Place the roll, seam side down, on a baking sheet and bend it around into a horseshoe shape.
• 7. Brush with remaining melted butter and sprinkle with the remaining crumbs. Bake 40 minutes or until golden.
• 8. Garnish with parsley sprigs, lemon slices and asparagus tips.
• 9. Combine yogurt and herb dressing ingredients and serve with strudel.

MUSHROOM AND ASPARAGUS STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Heat half the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Saute shallots and mushrooms until most of the moisture has evaporated.
• Mix in asparagus and saute until slightly tender.
• Cool slightly.
• Spinkle with parsley, lemon zest, lemon joice, pepper and 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese. Mix.
• Brush first sheet of phylio with olive oil and spinkle with 1/4 tsp tyme. Repeat with the remaining phylio sheets, stacking one on top of the other with the longer sides parallel to the counter's edge.
• Place filling along the longer edge o phylio and roll inot a log, ticking in the sides to prevent mixture from falling out.
• Brush strudel with olive oil and top with remaining cheese.
• Place on parchment-paper lined baking sheet with seam o the bottom and cut three slits widhwise into the top of the strudel.
• Bake for about 17 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool slightly.
• Slice whre strudel is slit to make four equal portions, then serve.

PEACH RASPBERRY STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• Chop the almonds in a food processor.
• Add the oatmeal and process until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal.
• Add sugars and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon.
• Process just combine the ingredients.
• Set aside.
• Combine diced peaches, raspberries, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and vanilla extract, and toss to mix well.
• Place one sheet of phyllo on a clean counter.
• Brush lightly with melted butter to cover the entire sheet.
• Top with a second sheet of phyllo and brush with melted butter.
• Sprinkle about one-fifth of the pecan mixture generously over the top.
• Add another sheet of phyllo, butter it, and top with the pecan mixture, and keep the layers going to the last sheet of phyllo is used.
• Sprinkle the remaining pecan mixture over the top of the filo dough.
• Spread the fruit mixture in a log down one of the long sides of the phyllo sheets, leaving a 1-inch border on each end.
• Starting with the long end, roll the phyllo and fruit into a log, tucking the ends under so that the fruit is completely enclosed.
• Cut a piece of baking parchment big enough to fit the strudel.
• Place the strudel seam side down on a baking pan lined with the parchment.
• Brush the tops and sides of strudel with remaining melted butter.
• Make shallow cuts with a serrated knife along the top of the strudel, where you'll want to cut it after it is baked.
• Bake in a preheated 375ºF oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Serve warm or cold, dusted with powdered sugar and topped with ice cream or whipped cream.

ONE-POT PASTA WITH ASPARAGUS AND RICOTTA

Steps:

• Combine the pasta, onions, garlic, asparagus, broth and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture boils, 7 to 10 minutes. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the frozen peas and continue to cook until the pasta is al dente and most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the pasta to serving bowls and top with dollops of ricotta and a sprinkling of Parmesan. Garnish with basil leaves and serve.