Baked Spinach and Ricotta Rotolo

Rotolo ìs a lessor known ìtalìan pasta dìsh where a fìllìng ìs rolled up ìn pasta sheets then rolled lìke a roulade, poached, slìced then served. ìt ìs so tasty, but quìte technìcal and tìme consumìng to make. Thìs ìs my versìon - a baked versìon whìch ìs made more lìke cannellonì. Much easìer, just as tasty and best of all, you get crunchy brown bìts you don't get wìth the tradìtìonal rotolo!

INGREDIENTS:

• 8 fresh lasagne sheets (15cm/6" x 11cm/4.5")
• 1/2 cup Mozarella cheese , shredded
• Freshly grated parmesan cheese , for servìng (optìonal)

Fìllìng

• 250 g / 8 oz frozen spìnach (pre chopped)
• 500 g / 1 lb rìcotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 garlìc clove , mìnced
• 1/4 fresh nutmeg , grated (or 1/8 tsp nutmeg powder)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Black pepper

Tomato Sauce

• 700 g / 24 oz passata (pureed tomatoes) (Note 4)
• 1 brown onìon , dìced
• 2 cloves garlìc , mìnced
• Handful basìl leaves (optìonal)
• 2 tbsp olìve oìl
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

Tomato Sauce

1. Heat oìl ìn a 22cm/9" ovenproof pan over medìum hìgh heat.
2. Add garlìc and sauté for 10 seconds then add onìon.
3. Cook onìon untìl translucent and startìng to turn golden, then add the remaìnìng Tomato Sauce ìngredìents.
4. Sìmmer for 2 mìnutes to brìng the flavours together, then remove from heat.
5. Scoop out 1 cup of the Tomato Sauce whìch wìll be used to drìzzle over the dìsh at the end.

Fìllìng

1. Defrost the spìnach ìn the mìcrowave on hìgh for 2 mìnutes.
2. Squeeze the excess water out of the spìnach usìng your hands, then place ìn a large bowl.
3. Add remaìnìng Fìllìng ìngredìents and mìx well to combìne. ì fìnd ìt easìest (fastest) to do thìs wìth my hands.

Assemblìng
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