Ravioli, Leeks, and Cream

Simple dinner tonight, after a day of running around town.

Yesterday we added an impulse buy to the cart... a package of Buitoni Spicy Beef and Sausage ravioli. Yes, they were sampling, and giving out $1 off coupons. My first thought was serving it with vodka sauce, but Mr Click suggested I do a buttery pan-fry with them. So I started to do just that. 

I planted a few basils today, and had the pinches from them. I was baking a lemon cake, and had a little lemon zest as well. I've been buying the most amazing little leeks at the fresh market, and I had walnuts in the pantry. Sounds like the backbone of an impromotu sauce...

ravioliI boiled the raviolis till they were nearly done, then dipped them out of the water and tossed them into a frypan with the butter and leeks till they browned a little. Then I added thebasil, lemon, and a handful of walnuts. I realized I had a drizzleof heavy cream in the fridge, and I used that to finish the sauce. cook a little more, then plate up. Grate a little pamigiano-reggiano into the bowl, pour a glass of wine, and done. A light Sunday night supper. 

Lemon Buttermilk Cake is for dessert, have not tried it yet, but WOW on the batter. I think it's a separate post unto itself. 

 

 

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