I enjoyed this, the ragu is quite acidic as are many of Tom Kerridge’s, and I would turn that down a hint. I think the general idea here is a bolognese with spiralised veg. In which case there are probably other ragu recipes I’d head to before this one, albeit I’d like to try again with minor tweaks. The courgette and feta works well, the feta adding a heft to the dish that spiralised veg can miss, making it a more interesting pasta substitute. From Tom Kerridge, Dopamine Diet
The two things that blew me away here were the home made pesto and the baked ricotta. Both such simple, delicious elements in so many dishes. The pesto, toasted nuts – here pistachio – with a handful of basil and a handful of mint. Finish with seasoning and a few tablespoons of olive oil and whizz it in the chopper, until potato-like. Very quick and entirely delicious. The ricotta, dumped in a pile onto a tray like a sandcastle from a bucket, a zested lemon, a sprinkle of chili, a good squeeze of honey. In this case ten minutes in…