Greens-Filled Ravioli with Walnuts
- 3/4 lb Swiss chard, stems and thick center ribs discarded (4 cups)
- 1/4 lb escarole (2 cups)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup dried currants
- 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 32 wonton or gyoza wrappers (square or round)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Cook Swiss chard in a large pot of boiling salted water 5 minutes, then transfer to a colander, reserving boiling water in pot.
- Rinse chard under cold water.
- Blanch escarole in same boiling water 3 minutes, then drain in colander and rinse with cold water.
- Squeeze excess water from greens with your hands and cut into 3/4-inch pieces.
- Cook onion in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until pale golden.
- Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add greens and currants and cook, stirring, until any liquid is evaporated.
- Stir in zest, juice, parmesan, and salt to taste.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Working with 1 wrapper at a time and keeping remaining wrappers in plastic wrap, mound 1 teaspoon filling in center.
- Moisten edges of wrapper with water and fold wrapper in half over filling, pressing down around filling to force out air.
- Seal edges well, pressing them together with your fingertips.
- Arrange ravioli as filled in 1 layer on a wax paperlined baking sheet and keep covered with plastic wrap.
- Heat butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook walnuts, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and golden, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and season with salt.
- Cook ravioli in a 5-quart pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes and transfer with a slotted spoon to skillet with walnuts.
- Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
- Add parsley and salt and pepper to taste to ravioli and toss to coat over moderately high heat, adding enough cooking liquid, 1/4 cup at a time, to keep ravioli from sticking together.
swiss chard, onion, olive oil, garlic, currants, lemon zest, lemon juice, parmesan, wonton, unsalted butter, walnuts, parsley
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/greens-filled-ravioli-with-walnuts-104554 (may not work)