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Best ricotta recipes

Serve savoury topped with seasonal vegetables or sweet in a cake or pancakes with summer fruits. We can't get enough of this versatile soft cheese.

Italian-style chopped salad with ricotta

by Anna Shepherd

Juicy, sun-soaked tomatoes are accented with pops of heat from the red onion and salty capers in this laid-back Italian-style salad.

Side dishes

Spinach and ricotta lasagne

by Rosie Reynolds

Spinach and ricotta pasta

by Anna Del Conte

Chargrilled summer vegetables with ricotta and charred lemon

by Marcus Wareing

Spinach and ricotta bhurji with garlic naan toast

by Sanjana Modha

Aubergine involtini

Light meals & snacks

Sausage and ricotta cannelloni

by Theo Randall

Beetroot salad

by Philippa Davis

Light meals & snacks

Spinach and ricotta ravioli with sage butter

Pearl barley risotto with butternut squash, basil and ricotta

by Elly Curshen

Vegetarian moussaka

Raspberry ricotta cake

by Alison Roman

Cakes and baking

Coconut and ricotta pancakes

by Matt Tebbutt

Ricotta pots with blueberries

by Hattie Ellis

Light meals & snacks

Anari, nectarine and pistachio pancake

by Georgina Hayden

Lemon and ricotta tart

by Antonio Carluccio

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