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[Anonymous No.4258358]

Hey so I was thinking about making some ravioli and I thought it might be nice to make it with a pesto filling as everyone in my family loves pesto. Anyone got a good recipe for a pesto filling? Should I mix with cheese or some meat or something to make it more substantial?

Also, is there anything you like to add to pesto that adds to the flavor? I usually just use the typical stuff, basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, olive oil, I'd love to see if I could make it a bit more interesting.

[Anonymous No.4258362]

>sun dried tomato pesto

[Anonymous No.4258365]

>>4258362
Interesting, I'm not really a big tomato guy though, hence a primarily pesto ravioli rather than the typical cheese filling with some red sauce.

[Anonymous No.4258371]

i imagine that would be too strong on it's own, i'd mix it with ricotta. or skip on the pesto filling, and just use homemade pesto as the topping.

[Anonymous No.4258373]

>>4258371

btw i love pesto, but the idea of a ravioli filled with it and nothing else is pretty gross to me.

[Anonymous No.4258393]

pesto and cream cheese stuffed ravioli

Wish I could be bothered to do hand stuffed ravioli, its really very good.

[Anonymous No.4258394]

>>4258373
So do what anon said. Pesto on his own is bretty strong tasting, so you better diluite it with some mild cheese (Ricotta would be an excellent choiche).
If you want to add meaty taste to your ravioli I'd suggest some pancetta or guanciale.

[Anonymous No.4258455]

>>4258394

i'm actually the same person who suggested the ricotta cuz while i love pesto i can only see it being good inside a ravioli if it's mixed into something else.

[Anonymous No.4259086]

>>4258393
>>4258371
What sort of ratio do you think would be appropriate for mixing with ricotta or cream cheese? 1 : 3?