Cookbook Starters

Baked broccoli and ricotta patties

Starters

Difficulty People Time
Easy 4 60 minuti
Ingredients
500 g pre-cleaned broccoli
250 g Sterilgarda ricotta
1 egg
100 g of breadcrumbs
30 g for the breading
Grated zest of ½ an untreated lemon
2 cucchiaio of extra virgin olive oil
q.b. saltq
q.b. pepper
Preparation
  1. Separate the broccoli into florets and steam them for 12–15 minutes, until tender. Let them cool slightly and dry them well.
  2. Drain the Sterilgarda ricotta in a colander. Mash the broccoli with a fork and mix it into the ricotta.
  3. Add the egg, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Gradually incorporate the breadcrumbs until the mixture is moldable.
  4. Let it rest in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, then shape into about 16 slightly flattened meatballs.
  5. Coat them in breadcrumbs and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Drizzle with oil.
  6. Bake in a preheated static oven at 200°C for 20–25 minutes, turning them over gently halfway through cooking. Serve hot.
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