Zucchini Rolls Stuffed with Ricotta
- 1 recipe Sieved Tomato Sauce with Basil
- 4 young, firm zucchini (6 to 8 ounces each)
- Extra virgin olive oil for brushing on baking sheets and zucchini
- 3/4 pound (1 1/2 cups) ricotta, placed in a sieve for 1 to 2 hours to drain excess liquid
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmigiano
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 egg yolk
- Salt and freshly milled black pepper
- First make the sauce.
- Meanwhile, Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut off the stems and navels from the zucchini and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
- Lightly brush 2 baking sheets with olive oil.
- Place the zucchini slices on the sheets and brush the tops lightly with more olive oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until soft but not browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- While the zucchini is baking, smear the bottom of an 11-by-14-inch baking pan with some of the tomato sauce and set aside.
- Combine all the ingredients for the filling, including salt and pepper to taste, in a bowl.
- Using a wooden spoon, beat until smooth.
- Place a teaspoonful of filling at the wider end of each zucchini slice and roll up the slice.
- Stand the zucchini rolls in the baking dish on top of the smeared sauce.
- They should be placed like an upright wheel, and not laid flat with the filling facing up.
- Spoon additional sauce over the tops of the involtini.
- (You may have more sauce than you need; reserve what is left for some other use.)
- Cover the baking dish loosely with aluminum foil, dull side out, and bake in the preheated oven until sizzling, about 30 minutes.
- Allow to settle for 10 minutes before serving.
- Serve hot or warm.
tomato sauce, zucchini, extra virgin olive oil, ricotta, freshly grated parmigiano, nutmeg, egg yolk, salt
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/zucchini-rolls-stuffed-with-ricotta (may not work)