It’s the weekend of visiting steak restaurants with friends. Last night was Lonestar, tonight a grill for a hen’s night. Slim menu pickings again.
So basically I could have bruschetta, garlic bread, a salad or ravioli for dinner. Bread is not my ideal choice for a meal… plus it will draw attention to myself and annoy people. A salad would normally be fine, but we’re sitting outside and it’s cold.
I’m not a big fan of ravioli. It’s usually stodgy or watery. But here goes…
Wow, this is the small? The plate of ravioli looks huge. The ravioli is green squares, bigger than normal so I don’t think they’re supermarket bought. That’s a nice relief. The sauce is thick and deep red, with chunks of cashew nut throughout.
Cut a ravioli. Inside is… actually recognisable as food! Usually it’s some super-processed breadcrumb mixture, but this is white ricotta with flecks of spinach. Okay them.
Scoop up some sauce with it and…
Yum! Really…. yum! The pasta is neither chewy nor dry, acting as an innocuous vehicle for the star. I can’t taste the ricotta filling because of the intense burst of tomato and cashew in my mouth.
It’s so rich, concentrated tomato boosted by the milky creamy cashew. I think the cashew has been both blended through into the tomato as well as thrown in as chunks because its signature is everywhere. There is oil in it to, which hangs on my tongue after I swallow.
This sauce is so all-pervasive, the strong flavour takes over all the senses. Whenever I’m not eating it I’m salivating at the thought of the next bite.
Already getting full but must power on! Too delicious to let go! It reminds me a bit of the Indian sauce shahi… what a great idea to put it on pasta!
According to the menu there is basil in here somewhere but who knows? Who cares? There’s tomato concentrate and cashews!
I make the carnivores each side of me taste some. Their eyes widen as they do so.
Everyone wishes they were vegetarian now. First time that’s ever happened in a steakhouse.
Rating:
Specifics: Spinach and ricotta ravioli in plum tomato and cashew sauce, from Euro Bar & Grill, Macarthur Square
Ravioli with Tomato Cashew Sauce
It’s the weekend of visiting steak restaurants with friends. Last night was Lonestar, tonight a grill for a hen’s night. Slim menu pickings again.
So basically I could have bruschetta, garlic bread, a salad or ravioli for dinner. Bread is not my ideal choice for a meal… plus it will draw attention to myself and annoy people. A salad would normally be fine, but we’re sitting outside and it’s cold.
I’m not a big fan of ravioli. It’s usually stodgy or watery. But here goes…
Wow, this is the small? The plate of ravioli looks huge. The ravioli is green squares, bigger than normal so I don’t think they’re supermarket bought. That’s a nice relief. The sauce is thick and deep red, with chunks of cashew nut throughout.
Cut a ravioli. Inside is… actually recognisable as food! Usually it’s some super-processed breadcrumb mixture, but this is white ricotta with flecks of spinach. Okay them.
Scoop up some sauce with it and…
Yum! Really…. yum! The pasta is neither chewy nor dry, acting as an innocuous vehicle for the star. I can’t taste the ricotta filling because of the intense burst of tomato and cashew in my mouth.
It’s so rich, concentrated tomato boosted by the milky creamy cashew. I think the cashew has been both blended through into the tomato as well as thrown in as chunks because its signature is everywhere. There is oil in it to, which hangs on my tongue after I swallow.
This sauce is so all-pervasive, the strong flavour takes over all the senses. Whenever I’m not eating it I’m salivating at the thought of the next bite.
Already getting full but must power on! Too delicious to let go! It reminds me a bit of the Indian sauce shahi… what a great idea to put it on pasta!
According to the menu there is basil in here somewhere but who knows? Who cares? There’s tomato concentrate and cashews!
I make the carnivores each side of me taste some. Their eyes widen as they do so.
Everyone wishes they were vegetarian now. First time that’s ever happened in a steakhouse.
Rating:
Specifics: Spinach and ricotta ravioli in plum tomato and cashew sauce, from Euro Bar & Grill, Macarthur Square