Brigid's Recipe for Wild Garlic Ravioli

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Brigid Molony found wild garlic in Dublin's Phoenix Park and used it to make a ravishing ravioli dish. She has kindly shared her recipe with Greatfood.ie readers.

Directions

1. Prepare the dough first and rest for at least 30 minutes. (See our ‘How to make Pasta article here link below for the method)
2. Mix wild garlic, ricotta, grated cheese and egg together. Season with salt and pepper and check the consistency. The stuffing should be slightly moist but not wet to the touch, if needed add bread crumbs until it feels right. A wet stuffing will soften the dough of the ravioli and often result in them breaking apart while cooking.
3. Roll the dough as fine as possible, either with a rolling pin or a pasta machine, and cut into squares, about 5cm in size.
4. Place about half a teaspoon of filling on every square, fold the pastry over and seal. You can shape these any way you want actually, but just folding along the diagonal will give some pretty triangular ravioli.
5. Cook in plenty of boiling water and remove as soon as they float to the top. Serve with melted butter and extra grated Parmigiano if you wish.