Formaggio al Tartufo

Name: Formaggio al Tartufo (Truffled Cheese)
Yield: For 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: salt and pepper; 25 g (¼ oz) fresh alba truffle, grated (or use fresh black truffle and a few drops of truffle oil); salt and pepper; 200 g (7 oz) mascarpone cheese; 55 g (1¾ oz) parmesan cheese, grated; 25 g (¼ oz) fresh alba truffle, grated (or use fresh black truffle and a few drops of truffle oil); 25 g (¼ oz) fresh alba truffle, grated (or use fresh black truffle and a few drops of truffle oil); 200 g (7 oz) ricotta cheese, preferably sheep’s-milk ricotta; 200 g (7 oz) ricotta cheese, preferably sheep’s-milk ricotta

Truffled Cheese

Preparation info

For
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Carluccio's Complete Italian Food

By Antonio Carluccio and Priscilla Carluccio

Published 1997

About

If you cannot get hold of truffled cheese it is easy to make yourself—provided you have the most important ingredient, the truffle.

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) ricotta cheese, preferably sheep’s-milk ricotta
55 g (

Europe
Italy
Starter
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Mix all the ingredients together very well, adding just a little salt and pepper, and leave for a couple of hours for the flavours to infuse.