Fresh Cheese Recipes

Photo by James Carrier

Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes

Ricotta makes these pancakes light and fluffy. At San Diego’s Crest Cafe, which created them, they’re served with sliced fresh fruit and a drizzle of warm berry coulis.

Recipe: Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes

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Sweet-Potato Gnocchi with Mushrooms and Spinach

Use a bit of your precious batch to add sweetness and moisture to any kind of gnocchi―and leaven the somewhat heavier texture of potatoes (even sweet potatoes.)

Recipe: Sweet-Potato Gnocchi with Mushrooms and Spinach

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Chicken, Corn, and Tomato Pasta Salad

Toss together shredded chicken with orzo pasta, sweet corn, chopped red onion, and basil. Add a ricotta-lemon dressing. Dinner's ready.

Recipe: Chicken, Corn, and Tomato Pasta Salad

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Coppa, Ricotta, and Arugula Pizza

Mild, delicate ricotta complements and smoothens the roughness of this pizza’s other, more boldly flavored toppings: coppa (a spicy cured meat) and peppery arugula.

Recipe: Coppa, Ricotta, and Arugula Pizza

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Chocolate-fromage brownies

Lord have mercy, are these ever good. The tart yet rich fresh cheese entwines with fudgy goodness in each bite of brownie.

Recipe: Chocolate-Fromage Blanc Brownies

Photo by John Granen

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