FOOD FUN: Pizza Ravioli

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August 5, 2013 at 6:26 am · Filed under Food Fun, Pasta-Pizza

We had fun eating the “pizza ravioli” from Giovanni Rana restaurant and pasticceria in New York City’s Chelsea Market.

Jumbo cheese ravioli are deep fried and topped with a fresh tomato and basil sauce, then garnished with more of the fresh basil. You’ve got a crisp “crust,” cheese, tomato sauce and basil: a fun first course.

You can buy jumbo ravioli at shops that specialize in fresh pasta.

But that’s not the end of the fun.

Now, think of the opposite approach: ravioli pizza. Top a Margherita pizza, homemade or take-out, with miniature ravioli, boiled the conventional way or fried.

Pizza ravioli: all the flavors of pizza in crisp ravioli. Photo courtesy Giovanni Rana Restaurant | NYC.

You can use standard ravioli, but look for miniature ravioli—they’re easier to eat as a topping. Then, make a fun pasta salad with the extra miniature ravioli. Here’s a recipe from PeanutButterAndPeppers.com.

Mini ravioli make a fun Mediterranean pasta salad. Photo courtesy Peanut Butter and Peppers.		EVEN MORE FOOD FUN Bacon Cake (recipe) Chocolate Ravioli (recipe) Dough Dogs (recipe) Fork, Knife & Spoon Cookies (recipe) Hamburger Cupcake (recipe) Fried Egg Cupcake (recipe) Heirloom Potatoes (recipe) Hot Dog Sculpture (recipe) Ice Cream Sandwich On A Roll (recipe) Macarons On A Stick (recipe) Peanut Butter Sushi Rolls (recipe) Radicchio Bowl (recipe)