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🍰 Fresh Tortellini with Tomato Butter

485 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 350 g semolina flour (or all-purpose flour Type 405)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• flour (for working)
• 1 mixed herbs (e.g. basil, parsley)
• 250 g cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 pinch lemon zest
• salt
• pepper
• 250 g cherry tomatoes
• 50 g butter
• 1 pinch turmeric
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp chopped basil
• basil (for garnish)

Instructions

1. 1. Put flour, eggs, 80 milliliters of water, olive oil, and one teaspoon of salt into a bowl.
2. 2. Knead the ingredients into a smooth and elastic dough.
3. 3. Shape the dough into a ball.
4. 4. Wrap the ball in a kitchen towel.
5. 5. Let the dough rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
6. 6. Rinse the herbs under running water.
7. 7. Shake the herbs dry.
8. 8. Finely chop the herbs.
9. 9. Mix the chopped herbs with the cream cheese.
10. 10. Separate one egg into yolk and white.
11. 11. Set the egg white aside.
12. 12. Stir the egg yolk into the cream cheese mixture until smooth.
13. 13. Season the filling with lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
14. 14. Dust a work surface with flour.
15. 15. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin as thinly as possible.
16. 16. Cut circles with a diameter of 7 to 8 centimeters from the dough.
17. 17. Place one teaspoon of filling in the center of each circle.
18. 18. Brush the edges of the dough circles with the egg white.
19. 19. Fold the dough circles into half-moons.
20. 20. Press the ends of the half-moons firmly together.
21. 21. Process the remaining dough in the same way to make tortellini.
22. 22. Lightly dust the finished tortellini with flour.
23. 23. Set the tortellini aside.
24. 24. Bring water to a boil and add salt.
25. 25. Cook the tortellini in the boiling salted water for about 5 minutes.
26. 26. Remove the tortellini from the heat when they float to the surface.
27. 27. Wash the tomatoes.
28. 28. Halve some tomatoes and leave others whole.
29. 29. Melt the butter in a pan.
30. 30. Sauté the tomatoes in the butter for 2 to 3 minutes.
31. 31. Season the tomatoes with turmeric, salt, and pepper.
32. 32. Toss the tortellini in the brown butter.
33. 33. Plate the tortellini.
34. 34. Sprinkle the chopped herbs over the tortellini.
35. 35. Garnish the dish with basil.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 485
• Protein: 19 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 52 g