This vegan ravioli is stuffed with homemade cultured cashew cheese. To make it extra special, give it a toasted before tossing it in a vegan butter and white wine sauce. Delicious!
After a few months of grumbling often about the Boston summer heat, my dreams of consistently cooler weather have come true. The temperature in Boston has finally dropped into the 50s, and I finally feel refreshed and content in it. Nothing makes me happier than waking up to a chilly morning, wrapping my hands around a mug of steaming hot black coffee and finally feeling clean, crisp and completely energized. I’m savoring and appreciating every minute of it while it lasts, although the 30 to 40-degree weather around the corner is nice too.
With this official shift in temperature, I’ve become obsessed with all things carby and warm in the kitchen, and making homemade ravioli is a nice way to literally immerse myself in those two things. Ever since I made my first batch of it, I’ve become smitten with the process. There is something so incredibly satisfying and relaxing about watching the dough transform from a crumbly pile into a smooth, cohesive and clean shape and then rolling it out by hand as thinly as possible before creating and cutting the ravioli itself.
As far as what goes inside of the ravioli, anything will do, but I’ve found that equal parts cultured cashew cheese and Daiya provide the perfect subtle tang and gooeyness that pairs well with a white wine sauce packed with walnuts, shallots, and parsley. Tofu or cashew ricotta also works well, as will any commercially prepared vegan cheese. The ravioli can also be stuffed with mushrooms, squash or spinach, and I’ve found that grinding up Field Roast sausages works nicely too, and these things pair best with a tomato sauce.
The practical part about making this ravioli is that it can (and should be) frozen before boiling and toasting it, which makes this an ideal, non-fussy dinner for multiple guests or a quick dinner for two. All the prep that’s needed is pulling the ravioli out of the freezer to slightly thaw while you make your sauce and, once the ravioli is softened, a quick boil is all that’s left to do. In this application, I boiled then gently toasted the ravioli in a cast iron pan before adding the white wine sauce. It adds a little texture to the ravioli, and the subtle caramelization tastes nice with the sauce components.
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Toasted Vegan Ravioli with Cashew Cheese
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 48 ravioli
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This toasted vegan ravioli is homemade and stuffed with vegan cashew cheese. Making plant-based ravioli is a labor of love, and the payoff is so delicious!
Ingredients
for the dough
- 2 1/2 cups semolina flour
- 1/2 cup white rice flour
- 1 TB Ener-G, whisked with 3/4 cup water and 2 TB olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
- extra white rice flour, for dusting
for the filling
- 2 cups of cultured cashew cheese, combined with 2 cups Daiya mozzarella shreds
for the sauce (enough for 12 ravioli)
- 1 TB Earth Balance
- 1 TB olive oil
- 4 shallots, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 6–8 crimini mushrooms, sliced
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup walnut halves, slightly crushed
- handful of chopped parsley
- salt
Instructions
To make the pasta dough
- Mix the semolina and rice flours together in a Kitchen Aid mixer. Make a well in middle, then pour in Ener-G/water/olive oil mixture. Knead with the dough hook on low until evenly crumbly.
- Slowly add in 1/8 cup water and process with the dough hook for 1 minute. Add in the rest of the water (1/8 cup) and knead for 1 min more. By this time, all of the dough should adhere together nicely, but still be a bit shaggy.
- Continue to process the dough for about 2-3 minutes more. If needed, add 1-2 TB water to bring the dough together. After this time, the dough should be smooth and silky. If it is tough or shaggy, add 1-2 TB water and process for another minute. If it is sticky, add a bit more rice flour, only 1-2 teaspoons and process until smooth.
- Once the dough is done, separate it into 3 pieces, then cover it with damp towel and allow it to rest for 20 minutes. During this time, the gluten will have relaxed a bit, making it easier to roll out. Keep the other spheres of dough under the damp towel while you make your ravioli.
- Using a Norpro ravioli maker, follow these steps to make your ravioli.
To prepare the dish
- Remove the desired amount of pasta from the freezer and allow to it to thaw. Bring a large pot of water to boil while you make your sauce.
- To make your sauce, heat the vegan butter and olive oil together over medium-low heat. Add in the shallots and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Throw in the garlic and saute for about 30 seconds, then add in the mushrooms and saute for 3 minutes more.
- Next, turn the heat up to medium high. After a minute, add in the wine to deglaze the pan, stir, then add in the broth. Throw in the walnuts and allow to the sauce to slightly reduce under the lowest heat setting while you boil your pasta.
- By now, your water should be at a full boil. Add a little salt and oil to the water, then slowly drop in half of the ravioli (6 pieces). The cold temperature of the pasta will likely cause the water to momentarily stop boiling. Just wait for it to return to a boil, then add in the other half of the ravioli. Boil for 3-4 minutes, flipping the pasta over once during the boil time.
- Serve the ravioli with the sauce, sprinkling with salt, pepper and fresh parsley.
Notes
A few tips I’ve learned:
- Flour your work area with plenty of rice flour while rolling it out.
- Roll the pasta spheres out into a long, thin piece, with the width being slightly wider than the pasta maker. This will allow you to fold the pasta over the top of the pasta maker nicely.
- You can use the leftover dough to make an additional 12 pieces of ravioli.
- Prep Time: 1 hours
- Cook Time: 1 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Kneaded, Sautéed, Boiled
- Cuisine: American, Italian
This post was last updated on July 10, 2024.
David O says
This toasted ravioli looks amazing going to make it for Christmas
thevioletfern.com says
Something to aspire to – home made ravioli! Looks incredible and I am definitely going to attempt. First up, home made perigees …
Leila A. Fortier says
Your timing for this recipe was perfect! The week you posted this, I had just come home with a new vegan product I had never tried before from the local Japanese organic shop. The product was a kind of vegan cumin flavored fromage imported from a brand called, "Le Sojami." Have you heard of it? Anyhow…it was surprisingly delicious—though verily expensive. I mixed the fromage with vegetarian sausage, filled the raviolis and made your sauce as outlined. Delicious…so much so, that I went back to the store to purchase more of the fromage to make a double batch. Silly of me since it is approx. $20 (converting from yen) per small tub. I just love food too much for my own good! Next step will be to try making a spinoff of the cumin fromage with your cashew cheese recipe? I think it might work…
erinwyso says
Vegan cumin-flavored fromage? I've never heard of that but am definitely intrigued! Yes, I way overspend on food, but I never regret it in the end! : P
So happy you liked!
Claire says
Thanks for this awesome gluten free and dairy free Ravioli. I can't wait to try this!
erinwyso says
I hope you like, Claire! Just to be clear, this is not a gluten-free pasta. Semolina flour has a very high gluten content, and I just cut it here with a naturally gluten free rice flour to yield a softer pasta.
Kristina @ spabettie says
I looooove ravioli, and fresh homemade pasta! I was just thinking the other day it's that time of year…
this sounds so very good!
Christine (The Raw Project) says
Wow, this looks amazing!
LittleMonsterx14 says
YUM! looks incredible!