Ingredients: Feeds 6
For the Pasta Dough:
350g Organic 00 pasta flour
1 tbsp mild olive oil
1/2 tsp fine salt
150ml filtered water
In a food processor blitz all the ingredients for the pasta dough until it comes together in a lump. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface of 5 minutes until it's smooth and elastic. Halve the dough and wrap each ball in cling film and refrigerate for at least half an hour.
Roll the dough using a pasta machine up to setting '5' for thinness. use a circular cutter to prepare for filling.
Ingredients for the filling:
500g baby spinach wilted, squeezed dry and finely chopped
half a ball (100g) of Classic Bluffala Mozzarella style
grate of nutmeg to taste
salt and pepper to taste
Mix the filling ingredients together and then take a heaped teaspoon and place on the centre of the prepared pasta dough. wet the edge of the dough and fold over into a half circle making sure there is no air inside. The two end of the half circle can then be brought together to form the traditional tortellini shape.
Cooke in batches in boiling water for about 2-3 minutes of until the tortellini rises to the surface, drain and serve with:
Ingredients to serve:
Remaining half of the Bluffala Classic torn up
2 ripe vine tomatoes, sliced into half moons
Fresh basil leaves
a scattering of toasted pine nuts
Good quality olive oil to drizzle.
arrange the cooked tortellini , tomatoes and Bluffala on a plate and drizzle with olive oil, torn up basil leaves and pine nuts.
