Ravioli with Cherries

Ravioli ai Ciliegi

Preparation info
  • 4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Authentic Pasta Book

By Fred Plotkin

Published 1989

  • About

According to an old piece of wisdom in pasta cookery it is wise to eschew the sweet for the salty, spicy, or sour. In spite of this, sweetness does appear, especially with good cream and cheese or ripe tomatoes and peppers. Bearing this in mind, I created the following dish. In Italy there are wonderful sour cherries (especially near Verona, Modena, and Arezzo) that are preferable for the ripieno. However, sweet cherries are fine. Note that the amount indicated for the cherries is af