Lobster Tortellini With Spinach - Herb Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2/3 cup packed fresh Baby Spinach
    1/3 cup packed fresh thyme
    3 garlic cloves, minced
    1 lemon, juice and zest of
    1 tablespoon white wine
    3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    1/4 teaspoon sea salt
    fresh ground black pepper
    3 ounces soft fresh goat cheese
    1 tablespoon milk
    1 pinch black pepper
    1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leave
    1/2 cup cooked diced lobster meat (1 8-oz tail)
    44 square wonton wrappers
    1 egg, beaten with 1 tbsp water
Preparation
    In a food processor, puree the spinach, thyme, garlic, lemon zest and juice, wine, oil, sea salt and black pepper until smooth. Cover and refrigerate.
    In a bowl, mix together cheese, milk, pepper and thyme until very soft, then fold in the lobster until well blended. Set aside.
    Lay out a row of wonton wrappers on a lightly floured surface and brush with beaten egg.
    Place 1 tsp of lobster filling in the centre of each wrapper.
    Take one corner of a wrapper and pull it over to the opposite corner, pressing down on all sides to seal the edges into a triangle.
    Curl the triangle and tuck the two bottom corners into each other, pinching them together with a dot of water.
    Place finished pasta on a wax-paper lined sheet.
    When all the pasta is filled and shaped, place the baking sheet in the fridge for 1-2 hours, or in the freezer for 30 minutes.
    Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
    Add tortellini and cook 4 minutes.
    Reserving 1/2 cup cooking water, drain pasta and return to pot placed over medium-low heat.
    Stir in the spinach mixture and enough reserved pasta water to lightly coat the tortellini.
    Serve immediately, garnished with a sprinkle of breadcrumbs if desired.

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