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Originally Posted by Ursy

I've been wanting to try this one from Masterchef Australia a couple of years ago. The judges raved about this one - it's fennel and prawn tortellini with chipotle truffle oil (note that a user comment on the recipe suggests a typo in the amount of truffle oil, she suggests it might be way too much).
http://www.masterchef.com.au/recipes...ruffle-oil.htm

Or if you're going for simplicity, 50/50 ricotta/goat cheese, plus egg and fresh lemon zest.

I also want to try a pansotti with herbs and cheese with a creamy walnut sauce - have had the recipe on my "must try" list for ages. Thanks for reminding me!

That looks good but looks like a Ravioli. I wonder why anyone decided to use chipotle and truffle oil? The strong smoky pepper would overwhelm the woody subtle truffle. Aye..that is an expensive oil to mess around with. One of the things that I came away with after studying in Italy was that simplicity is the art. Very straightforward ingredients and flavors usually are the norm. I recall a gnocchi that I had in a mountain village, in a small little place that had a few long wooden tables and they served one dish each day for travelers. That was it. If you were hungry, you ate what they offered. We were really hungry. The gnocchi was tossed with gorgonzola and fresh lightly cooked peas. That is it. It was one of the best dishes that I have ever had. So when I see Chefs get all multi ingredient complicated with food, I really do retreat back to those early lessons in simplicity.

Your goat cheese/ricotta idea is a good one. I may do that and add spinach.