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5 from 2 votes

Triangoli with a simple ricotta filling

Triangoli is a simple triangle shaped filled pasta. Filled here with a simple but delicious ricotta filling flavoured with lemon, parmesan and pepper
Prep Time1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time4 minutes
Course: Shapes + Guides
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: filled pasta, ricotta filling, triangoli
Servings: 2 - 3 people
Author: Emilie Pullar

Ingredients

Filling ingredients:

  • 250 g ricotta
  • 40 g parmesan finely grated
  • Zest of a small lemon
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ΒΌ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
  • Pinch of salt season to taste

Instructions

For the filling:

  • Blend all the filling ingredients together. I like to blend the ricotta on it's own first in a mini processor to get it smooth and fluffy before adding the rest of the ingredients. Season to taste, adding more salt and pepper if you would like.
  • Put the filling mixture into a piping bag or a snap lock with the corner cut off is fine! Pop it into the fridge. I find when the filling hardens in the fridge it makes it easier to shape the triangoli.
  • For the triangoli
  • Roll your pasta dough out into sheets, working with a quarter of the dough at a time. I roll to the second to thinnest setting which is 7 on my kitchen aid. You can roll to the thinnest setting if you wish.
  • Cut the sheets into 5cm squares. Take a square and put it on the board infront of you like a diamond. Fold the bottom corner to top and press lightly to make a guide line through the middle.
  • Pipe a tsp of filling just over the guide line (please see the photos above!)
  • Fold the triangoli in half, pressing the edges firmly and trying to get as much air out as you can.
  • Once you have pressed the air out it is important to spend some time really pressing the edges down hard to thin them out a bit. Those edges are now two layers of pasta and we want to try and thin them out to a single layer thickness so it cooks evenly.
  • Trim the edges with a pizza cutter, knife or fluted cutter.
  • Cook in a pot of well salted boiling water for 3 - 4 minutes.

Notes

  • Storage - if you aren't cooking straight away you can freeze them open on a tray for 20 minutes and then transfer to a freezer bag or container.
  • Add in any other flavours you would like into the ricotta filling, this is just a good guide for a base.
  • A delicious twist is adding a tbsp of nduja into the ricotta mixture
  • If your squares are drying out then keep them under a damp tea towel while you are shaping.