Method

1

Mix ricotta, olive and eggs well together, and add a pinch of salt. Add flour a little at the time and mix well till it becomes into dough consistency.

2

Rest for 30min in the fridge, the cut the dough into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into 1cm in thickness, then cut into 2cm pieces.

3

Roll each piece onto a gnocchi or pasta board.

4

Add oil into a large frying pan, when hot add spring onion and garlic and cook for 2-3minutes, then add pancetta, zucchini and cook for 2min, season. Add razors clam, wine and cover with a lid and cook for 2-3min or till clams have opened.

5

Bring plenty of salted water to the boil, when boiling add pasta and cook for 4-5min, drain and toss immediately with sauce.

6

Serve into a large platter with grated bottarga and parsley.

Prep Time45 minsCook Time10 minsYields4 Servings

Join Chef Luca and cook this delicious recipe from his TV show Luca's Key Ingredient on Channel 10!

CategoryDifficultyIntermediate
 

Ingredients

 100 g andhurst Black olive tapenade
 500 g 00 flour or plain
 250 g Vannella cheese, fresh ricotta
 1 egg
 150 g Puopolo Smallgoods capocollo, thinly sliced
 500 g fresh razors clams or pippis clams or any clams
 4 spring onion, thinly cut
 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  cup dry white wine
 1 punnet zucchini flowers, flowers clean and torn, zucchini thinly sliced
 50 g grated Bottarga
 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
 Baby parsley to garnish
 Salt and pepper

Ingredients

 100 g andhurst Black olive tapenade
 500 g 00 flour or plain
 250 g Vannella cheese, fresh ricotta
 1 egg
 150 g Puopolo Smallgoods capocollo, thinly sliced
 500 g fresh razors clams or pippis clams or any clams
 4 spring onion, thinly cut
 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  cup dry white wine
 1 punnet zucchini flowers, flowers clean and torn, zucchini thinly sliced
 50 g grated Bottarga
 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
 Baby parsley to garnish
 Salt and pepper

Directions

1

Mix ricotta, olive and eggs well together, and add a pinch of salt. Add flour a little at the time and mix well till it becomes into dough consistency.

2

Rest for 30min in the fridge, the cut the dough into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into 1cm in thickness, then cut into 2cm pieces.

3

Roll each piece onto a gnocchi or pasta board.

4

Add oil into a large frying pan, when hot add spring onion and garlic and cook for 2-3minutes, then add pancetta, zucchini and cook for 2min, season. Add razors clam, wine and cover with a lid and cook for 2-3min or till clams have opened.

5

Bring plenty of salted water to the boil, when boiling add pasta and cook for 4-5min, drain and toss immediately with sauce.

6

Serve into a large platter with grated bottarga and parsley.

Black Olive hand made ricotta Cavatelli with capocollo, razor clams, zucchini flowers, bottarga