Recipe - Ramp Ravioli With One-Hour Calamari

6 bn Ramps, cleaned and whole
1 tablespoon Black pepper
2 Plum tomatoes, finely
chopped
1 Recipe black squid ink pasta
1 cup Onehour calamari
4 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
2 bn Chives, in 2" sticks

Preheat grill.

Place ramps on grill and cook until tender and smoky, about 1 minute.
Remove ramps from grill and allow to cool. Chop cool ramps into 1/4inch
pieces and place in small mixing bowl with black pepper and tomatoes.
Season with salt and set aside.

Bring 6 quarts water to boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.

Roll pasta to thinnest setting and cut into 3inch squares. Place 1
tablespoon ramp mixture in center of each square and fold into a triangle.
Continue until all pasta is done. Place ravioli in boiling water and simmer
until cooked, about 4 to 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat calamari and olive oil in a 12 to 14inch saute pan until
boiling. Lower heat to simmer and add chives. Drain ravioli and toss into
pan with calamari. Toss to coat and mix gently. Pour into warm platter and
serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings

Recipe by: Molto Mario MB1D30 Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #631 by Sue
suechef@sover.net on Jun 01, 1997