Quick Tips

Ricotta Cheese

• When combined with other ingredients, there are a countless variety of uses for delicious Ricotta cheese. To use as a cheese filling for cooked pasta dishes, season with your choice of herbs and add egg whites. To use Ricotta for savory dips and spreads add fresh herbs, dried onion soup mix and chicken or smoked salmon. Puree if desired. You can also add a bit of sugar or fruit to use Ricotta cheese in dessert fillings for cannoli, blintzes, and cakes or cheese Danish.
• The texture and taste of Ricotta cheese gives it the ability to blend with a large number of ingredients, ranging from sweet to savory. This quality has made it popular not only in Italy, where it originated, but also in American kitchens from coast to coast. Ricotta cheese is a favorite in flavorful pasta dishes like lasagna, manicotti and ravioli, blending well with tangy tomato sauces. For a flavorful dessert, try Ricotta in your favorite cheesecake or cannoli recipe.