If you love the creamy sweetness of ricotta cheese, you've got to try our favorite recipes with ricotta cheese!
Ricotta is an Italian cheese made from either whey or milk - it's similar in texture to cottage cheese, but has smaller curds.
Ricotta cheese has a light and fresh taste that translates well to pasta, tarts, salads, desserts, and pizza.
We think you'll love these recipes that use ricotta cheese!
Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart
This asparagus tart made from puff pastry and ricotta is a wonderful, tasty recipe. It highlights the grassy flavor of the asparagus and the buttery puff pastry!
Warm Olive Ricotta Dip
This warm mixed olive and creamy ricotta dip is the perfect appetizer!
Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Pasta Shells
These spinach artichoke stuffed pasta shells are a delicious, vegetarian recipe. They are cheesy pasta deliciousness at its best!
The Coziest Winter Squash Tart Recipe
This delicata squash tart is the coziest recipe - perfect for chilly nights when you want a flavorful veggie dish.
Delicata squash is a winter squash with a delicate rind that doesn't need to be peeled before use; making it a stunning option for a tart.
Lemon Poppy Seed Ricotta Cookies
Summer weekends were made for these bright and flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth Lemon Poppy Seed Ricotta Cookies!
Tomato Ricotta Tart
This tomato ricotta tart is full of fresh summer flavor that'll drag out the end of summer for just a little while!
Ricotta Toast Recipe
These ricotta toast recipes are the best! So easy to make a great breakfast or afternoon snack.
Ricotta Berry French Toast Casserole
French Toast Casserole with super easy 5 minute homemade brioche, ricotta cheese, and berries. No canned biscuits! So delicious!
Persimmon Prosciutto Crostinis
This simple recipe for persimmon prosciutto crostinis with homemade ricotta is a wonderful appetizer, snack, or light lunch. The flavors work together wonderfully.
Simple Peach, Basil and Ricotta Flatbread
Simple peach, basil and ricotta flatbreads drizzled with balsamic reduction. A gourmet summer dinner ready in fifteen minutes!
Easy Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe
This quick and luxurious Spinach Ricotta Pasta boasts a creamy and garlicky spinach sauce made easy with ricotta cheese.
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
These Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are some of the best pancakes you’ll ever eat! Just imagine your favorite pancake recipe, now add an Italian flair to it with creamy ricotta and fresh lemon.
Roasted Grape Crostinis
These roasted grape crostinis are an easy and tasty appetizer recipe that is perfect for a dinner party!
Recipes with Ricotta: Asparagus Ricotta Tart
Try one of our favorite recipes with ricotta - this asparagus tart made from puff pastry and ricotta cheese is a wonderful, tasty appetizer or lunch.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet of puff pastry
- 1 bunch of asparagus
- 8 ounces ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Remove the woody ends from the asparagus (either snap them or chop them off), toss the asparagus with half the olive oil and half the salt and pepper.
- Lay the pastry sheet flat on a rimmed baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Cut a ½ inch border around the edges, and then prick the pastry with a fork several times.
- Spread the ricotta out across the pastry and then lay the asparagus spears across it.
- Bake the pastry for 20 to 22 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
- After the pastry cools for a few minutes, sprinkle the remaining olive oil, salt, and pepper across the top along with the lemon juice.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 180Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 390mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 7g
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