Spiced Mango Fried Ravioli With Lavender Syrup

Category: Desserts & Sweets | Blog URL: http://www.fivestarfoodie.com/2009/05/spiced-mango-fried-ravioli-with.html

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: Natasha Price

Ingredients

1 cup water

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup honey

2 tablespoons dry lavender

inch Homemade pasta dough, rolled out very thin and cut out 12 2-inch squares

(or can also use 12 wonton squares)

1 inch large mango, cut ¼-inch chunks

1 tablespoon crystallized ginger

1/2 teaspoon cardamom

Vegetable oil

Blueberries (optional)

Preparation

In a small pan, combine water, sugar, honey, and lavender. Bring to boil and cook for a few minutes on medium heat until honey and sugar are dissolved, stirring occasionally. Take of the heat, cover, and let the mixture steep for about 20 minutes. Strain.

In a bowl, place mango chunks and sprinkle with crystallized ginger and cardamom. Mix gently.

Place 3 or 4 mango chunks (along with a few ginger pieces) onto each dough square. Moisten the edges, fold in half to form a triangle, and pinch the edges together to seal. Reserve any remaining mango chunks.

Fry the ravioli in a deep fryer or a regular pot filled with vegetable oil until golden. Divide mango ravioli among plates, and arrange mango chunks and blueberries alongside the ravioli. Pour lavender syrup all over.

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Permalink Stella
February 26, 2010

I used wonton to make raviolis the other night. I wish I thought to use the leftovers for something like this!

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Mango is a model "superfruit", full of nutritional value and many essential vitamins. It is one of our favorite fruits and we use it regularly in smoothies, fruit salads, and salsas. Today, I created a new and unique recipe featuring this wonderful ingredient.

In this preparation, the chunks of ripe mango are scented with cardamom and crystallized ginger, wrapped in a dough, lightly fried, and served with a special lavender syrup. After the initial taste of the delicious crispy dough, bright mango flavors burst forth with a warming aromatic spice of ginger and cardamom, followed by delicate sweet, floral notes from the lavender syrup. It is a true delight.