Ravioli With Asparagus And Gorgonzola Cream Recipes

CREAMY GORGONZOLA SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• In the meantime, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook shallots until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in cream and cook until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Add spinach and crumble in Gorgonzola cheese. Season with salt and pepper and cook until spinach is wilted and sauce has thickened, about 4 minutes.
• Drain fusilli and toss with sauce. Serve immediately.

HOMEMADE PEAR AND GORGONZOLA RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add pears and thyme; cook, stirring often, until pears have softened, about 10 minutes. Crumble Gorgonzola cheese over pears; cook and stir until melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and cool filling completely.
• Cut pasta dough into 3 equal pieces. Flatten the first piece of dough on a floured work surface; roll with a rolling pin 5 or 6 times. Turn the dough 45 degrees and roll again, 5 to 6 times. Keep rolling and turning in the same direction until dough has a consistent thickness of about 1/16-inch. Repeat with remaining 2 pieces of pasta dough.
• Gently transfer 1 pasta sheet to a floured surface and cut in half to form 2 evenly sized rectangles. Drop about 1 teaspoon filling onto 1 rectangle, spacing the filling about 1-inch apart. Brush the spaces around the filling with water.
• Lay the second rectangle on top of the first. Gently squeeze out the air around the filling and press firmly with your hands to seal the edges and all dough around the filling.
• Cut square ravioli shapes using a ravioli cutter. Transfer the ravioli to a floured plate or board. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Let the ravioli stand for about 30 minutes.
• Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil; gently add ravioli, working in batches. Cook until ravioli float to the top, about 3 minutes. Remove using a slotted spoon and transfer to a warm bowl.

GRILLED FLANK STEAK WITH GORGONZOLA CREAM SAUCE AND ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook until tender, about 1 minute. Add the heavy cream and simmer until reduced by half. Whisk in the gorgonzola until it melts. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
• Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Brush the steak lightly with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season liberally with salt and pepper. Grill the steak, 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare, turning once. Remove from the heat and cover with foil. Let the steak rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
• Meanwhile, combine the sugar, paprika and onion powder in a small bowl. Reserve 4 teaspoons and store the rest in an airtight container. (Seasoning will keep in the pantry for up to 6 months.) Mix the stick of softened butter with 3 teaspoons of the seasoning in a small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
• Toss the asparagus with the remaining 1 teaspoon barbecue seasoning mix and 1 tablespoon olive oil; add salt and pepper to taste. Cook the asparagus in a grill pan over medium heat until tender, turning once, about 6 minutes total. Reserve 4 stalks for another use.
• Reserve a quarter of the steak for another use; cut the rest into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Top with the gorgonzola cream sauce, reserving about 1/2 cup for another use, and serve with the asparagus and some barbecue butter.

GORGONZOLA PESTO SAUCE OVER RAVIOLI, CHICKEN & ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. When heated, saute chicken until no longer pink. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Cook ravioli according to package directions (or make your own according to your favorite recipe). When cooked, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. When heated, fry ravioli until golden on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat in a large pan (I used a wok). When heated, add asparagus and saute about 5 minutes.
• After sauteing asparagus, add sun-dried tomatoes, regular tomatoes and pesto. Cook approximately 10 minutes until the asparagus feels crisp/tender when poked with a fork.
• When asparagus is crisp/tender, add the white wine. Add more or less depending on how thick you want the sauce to be.
• Let cook for approximately 5 minutes or until wine reduces by about a quarter.
• After the wine has reduced, remove the pan from the heat. Gently stir in the Gorgonzola cheese and chicken.
• Place 5 ravioli on each plate and spoon the Gorgonzola mixture over it just before serving.
• Serve with garlic bread and fresh salad.
• You can also substitute scallops or shrimp (or both!) for the chicken.

TAGLIATELLE PASTA WITH ASPARAGUS AND GORGONZOLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package-except add asparagus 5 minutes before pasta is done.
• While pasta is cooking, heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onions, parsley and garlic in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender. Reduce heat to medium.
• Add pasta, asparagus and cheese to mixture in skillet. Cook about 3 minutes, tossing gently, until cheese is melted and pasta is evenly coated. Sprinkle with pepper.
• Nutritional: 1 Serving: Calories 370 (Calories from Fat 155), Fat 17 g (Saturated 7 g), Cholesterol 70 mg, Sodium 410 mg, Carbohydrate 42 g (Dietary Fiber 3g), Protein 15g. % Daily Value: Vitamin A 12%, Vitamin C 18%, Calcium 20%, Icon 18%. Diet Exchanges: 2 Starch, 1/2 High-Fat Meat, 2 Vegetable, 2-1/2 Fat.

ASPARAGUS WITH GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Melt the butter very gently in a medium sized sauce pan and then add the gorgonzola. Heat until the cheese is softened, but don't allow it to become liquid, you want it just warm.
• Add the mascarpone, fresh basil, a little salt and some freshly ground pepper and remove from the heat.
• Briefly blanch the asparagus in a generous amount of boiliing salted water (about 2 minutes). Drain the asparagus and dry.
• Put the asparaus onto warmed plates. Pour over the sauce and serve with the fresh parmesan.

RAVIOLI WITH ASPARAGUS AND GORGONZOLA CREAM

Steps:

• Cook asparagus pieces in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Remove, saving water for ravioli, Rinse asparagus with cold water; drain and set aside.
• Add and cook ravioli in same pot of water for 6-8 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• While ravioli cooks, combine gorgonzola and whipping cream in large saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until cheese melts and mixture is almost smooth, about 4 minutes.
• Add drained ravioli to gorgonzola and gently stir to coat. Mix in asparagus then drizzle with lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve, passing Parmesan cheese.