Name: White Ricotta Sauce (Ricotta arruminata)
Yield: Makes enough for 1 pound of pasta Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ¼ to ½ cup pasta cooking water or milk; Salt and pepper to taste; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 cups fresh ricotta cheese

Preparation info

Makes enough for 1 pound of pasta Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sicilian Feasts

By Giovanna Bellia La Marca

Published 2023

About

Ingredients

2 cups fresh ricotta cheese
¼ to ½ cup pasta cooking water or milk
Salt and

Method

Place the ricotta in a bowl. Thin it with either the pasta cooking liquid or with milk, and add salt, pepper, and oil. Add to any drained cooked pasta, stir, and serve with grated Italian pecorino, caciocavallo, or Parmigiano cheese.