Italian · Starter

Fresh Ricotta

Name: Fresh Ricotta
Total time: 26 min
Yield: Serves 4 · About 240 g
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 950 ml whole milk, pasteurised, not UHT; ½ tsp table salt; 60 ml distilled white vinegar or lemon juice, lemon juice from about 2 lemons; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling; flaky salt and black pepper, to taste

Whole milk heated with salt and a little vinegar until it splits into tender curds, then drained only as long as the dish needs. Clean-tasting, milky and far creamier than commercial ricotta.

YieldServes 4 · About 240 g
Hands-on10 min
Total26 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

950 mlwhole milk, pasteurised, not UHT
½ tsptable salt
60 mldistilled white vinegar or lemon juice, lemon juice from about 2 lemons

To serve

1 tbspextra-virgin olive oil, for drizzlingoptional
to tasteflaky salt and black pepperoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Lower sugar

Contains

Dairy
Olive
Black and white pepper
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Probe thermometer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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