Goat Cheese Ravioli with Tomatoes and Basil from Seasons 52 Fresh Grill at South Coast Plaza

by Lynne on October 12, 2010

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Goat Cheese Ravioli with Roasted Garlic, Basil and Light Tomato Broth

Last August I was invited to a lavish and spectacular blogger preview lunch at the new Seasons 52 Fresh Grill restaurant at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. You can read all about it in my post about that day. Quite soon I was getting queries about the recipes for the dishes in the story and whether there was a Seasons 52 cookbook. So I emailed Senior Culinary Director, Cliff Pleau, who had done the demonstration cooking during the lunch, and asked him about the cookbook and if I could have the recipe for the Goat Cheese Ravioli.

Chef Pleau emailed me the Goat Cheese Ravioli recipe and this message:

“Hi Lynne… sorry not to get back to you earlier. You got your ravioli recipe, enjoy, as for the cookbook probably not soon… I am living in a cookbook. Keep in touch and happy cooking. Best regards, Cliff “

These guys are such a class act, I mean Chef Pleau had worked with fellow CIA alum Bradley Ogden in the early days at Lark Creek Inn in Marin County; had opened the California Grill at Disneyland Paris; and done a stint as personal chef to Luciano Pavarotti. And here he was sending me a recipe and a chatty email. Amazing.

So here is the recipe for the Goat Cheese Ravioli and remember that every item on their menu is under 475 calories. Including this recipe. And I hope you will read the original post and at least look at the photos, because the restaurant is beautiful and the other dishes we were served were brilliant. But then you will soon be making a trip to Costa Mesa to eat at this wonderful new restaurant.

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Homemade Goat Cheese Ravioli

Ingredients for Each Ravioli Serving:
1 piece Goat Cheese Ravioli (recipe attached)
1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Garlic, minced & caramelized
4 Cherry Tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
¼ cup Leaf Spinach, cut into fine strips
1 tablespoon Basil leaves, picked and cut into fine strips
1 tablespoon Pine Nuts, toasted
1/4 cup Vegetable stock
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese, fresh grated shards
4-5 drop Truffle oil (optional)

Preparation Steps:
• Simmer vegetable stock. Have slotted spoon on hand.
• Place goat cheese ravioli in simmering vegetable stock to poach for one minute.
• Heat olive oil in a small pan.
• Add caramelized garlic, tomatoes and vegetable stock.
• Add ravioli to simmering tomatoes and garlic.
• Arrange spinach in the bottom of a warmed dinner bowl in a thin, even layer.
• Add ravioli on top of spinach.
• Spoon sauce over.
• Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese and pine nuts over ravioli.
• The hot stock will heat the spinach garnish.
• Add drops of truffle oil for a gourmet touch.

Average cook time: 5 minutes

Ravioli

Makes 8 Ravioli

Ingredients:
16 ea Eggroll skins
2 oz Eggs, pasteurized (or 1 egg, beaten)
16 oz Goat Cheese Filling 16 oz (see recipe below)
Brush
Cutter

Preparation Steps:
• Pre-portion 8 ea, 2-oz portions of goat cheese filling.
• Shape pre-portioned cheese like small burgers.
• Lay out 8 eggroll skins and place pre-portioned cheese in center.
• Brush eggroll skin edges with egg wash.
• Lay another eggroll skin over the cheese.
• Press and seal the edges, pushing out all air pockets.
• Trim ravioli round with a cutter, 4-5 inch diameter
• Reserve on a refrigerated pre-lined tray.

Goat Cheese Filling

Ingredients:
12 oz Goat cheese, log
4 oz Cottage cheese, non-fat
¼ cup Basil, fresh, minced
¼ tsp Black pepper
Salt to taste

Preparation Steps:
• Grate goat cheese into a bowl.
• Puree cottage cheese in food processor for two minutes (scrape down sides after one minute).
• Combine all ingredients in the bowl with the goat cheese and mix well with plastic spatula.
• Store refrigerated until you are ready to prepare ravioli.

{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }

Monet October 12, 2010 at 10:00 pm

What a beautiful, flavorful AND healthy recipe. I wish I could visit this lovely restaurant! It sounds like the food is great and that the staff/management is superb! I’m glad we were able to get a glimpse into what goes into this great establishment. This sounds heavenly!

sippitysup October 13, 2010 at 2:16 pm

This is health food? As usual you brought a lot of beauty to this presentation too. GREG

Nancy@acommunaltable October 13, 2010 at 8:50 pm

Hi Lynne!!

Such a gorgeous dish and such a classic!! Hoping to make it to this restaurant this week!!!

Lentil Breakdown October 14, 2010 at 3:16 pm

Wow, your gorgeous photo has given me basil-chiffonade envy.

Ralph Thompson October 18, 2010 at 12:35 am

great post thanks

g May 17, 2013 at 11:16 am

I work at a Seasons 52 and this is one of my favorite meals. If I have time during a shift, I’ll inhale the appetizer portion of this…and I crave it all week when I’m not at the store. I’m excited to try making this at home, only with homemade pasta instead. Thank you!

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