Ricotta. Itโs creamy, slightly sweet and its use in savoury dishes is manifold. Itโll add depth to a beetroot salad, layers of flavour to a spaghetti dish or step up to the plate when baked solo. In short, itโs the perfect thing to keep on hand year-round.

Sirloin steaks with tomato, ricotta and quick onion pickle

Orecchiette with broccoli, anchovies and homemade ricotta

Baby beetroot in cartoccio with ricotta and walnut salad

Mushrooms sautรฉed in hazelnut and garlic butter with fresh ricotta

Spicy salami piadine with ricotta, rosemary and rocket
