How to Use ricotta in a Sentence

ricotta

noun
Definition of ricottanext
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the cream cheese and ricotta.
    — Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Share a number of items, like the warm ricotta with honey and the beef tartare, from the top of the menu.
    — Amanda Faison, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Step 2Fold in goat cheese and ricotta, then fold in mint and chives.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 24 Apr. 2023
  • These are best with a generous smear of ricotta on the base of the toast.
    — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Let your setup press the ricotta in the strainer overnight in the fridge.
    — Christina Bernstein, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Place ricotta in a colander and bowl in fridge to drain for at least 8 hours.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Let cool for 15 minutes, then stir in the ricotta cheese.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Large egg: Helps bind and set the ricotta while baking.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2023
  • As the pizza comes out of the oven, Lee adds small dollops of ricotta.
    — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 14 Dec. 2020
  • In a small bowl, mix together the ricotta, lemon zest and salt to taste with a fork and set aside.
    — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Rich and creamy, filled with sautéed spinach, fluffy ricotta, and a simple béchamel sauce.
    — Katie Workman, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Top with one-third of the ricotta mixture and one-quarter of the mushroom sauce.
    — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The dish had a perfect balance of tart lemon and creamy cashew ricotta.
    — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The meatballs are served in a Pomodoro sauce with a scoop of ricotta cheese and a drizzle of basil pesto.
    — Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The coastal lasagna is a tasty mesh of fish, shrimp, crab, calamari and homemade ricotta, drenched in a white wine sauce.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2022
  • Pile it onto whole grain toast slathered with ricotta cheese and dig in.
    — Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Dollop the ricotta mixture in 8 or 9 mounds around the dish.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The milk will have already formed hard curds — ricotta cheese.
    — SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Bulk up a leafy salad or grain bowl, add some to a taco, or pile them atop toast smeared with ricotta.
    — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 6 Apr. 2020
  • The ricotta softens and becomes a creamy contrast to the pungent sauce.
    — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The original has a mild tang and can be used in recipes instead of cream cheese or ricotta.
    — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
  • The food is Italy at its best: prosciutto, ricotta, fresh oil and bread.
    — Hazlitt, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The one with English peas rolling across macadamia ricotta and pesto-oat cream sauce is a standout.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • To construct the pie, evenly spread the seasoned ricotta along the bottom of the prebaked crust.
    — Laura Neilson, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Transfer the mixture to a food processor and add the heavy cream, ricotta, egg, salt, and oregano.
    — Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 23 Feb. 2020
  • Spread the ricotta in an even layer, then arrange half the spinach leaves evenly on top.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The ricotta cheesecake at Manetta’s is made by RoseAnne Manetta, one of the two sisters who run the joint.
    — Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The meat is rolled by hand, then broiled in the oven, and served in a cast-iron skillet with marinara sauce, pesto, pecorino and ricotta from New York.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 6 Dec. 2022
  • One-fourth cup of ricotta and a medium bell pepper delivers nearly 6 g of protein (and only 4 g of sugar).
    — Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 2 Sep. 2024
  • The small-plate entrées run the gamut from Montauk ruby red prawn tartare with fried garlic, yuzo kosho, and crispy potato to ricotta gnudi with maitake mushrooms, black truffle, and chives.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024

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