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Baked ricotta with baby cos, beans and green olives

Baked ricotta with baby cos, beans and green olives

Serves 4



450 gm   firm ricotta
60 gm   parmesan, finely grated
2 tsp   thyme
2   eggs, separated
For greasing:   butter
For dusting:   flour
200 gm   green beans, trimmed
4   baby cos, cut into thin wedges
60 gm (½ cup)   Sicilian green olives, pitted, cheeks sliced
¼ cup   flat-leaf parsley, coarsely torn
2 tbsp   lemon juice
2 tbsp   extra-virgin olive oil


1 Preheat oven to 180C. Process ricotta, parmesan, thyme and yolks in a food processor until smooth, then season to taste. Whisk eggwhites in a bowl until soft peaks form, gently fold into ricotta mixture, divide among four buttered and floured 200ml ramekins, smooth tops and bake until golden and puffed (12-15 minutes).
2 Meanwhile, blanch beans until bright green (1-2 minutes), then refresh, drain and combine in a large bowl with cos, olive, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil. Toss to combine, season to taste.
3 Carefully turn out baked ricotta onto plates and serve hot with cos salad.

This recipe is from the September 2010 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.

RECIPE Alice Storey PHOTOGRAPHY Ben Dearnley STYLING Lisa Featherby

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