Roasted Heirloom Vegetable Ricotta Carrot Roulade with Black Olive Herbal Drizzle


Makes 20-30 Roulades

Ingredients

3 medium heirloom summer squashes, chopped large
1 cup heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved
2 medium red heirloom carrots, chopped large
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 medium red onion, peeled and quartered
6 cremini mushrooms, halved
Olive oil
Salt & pepper
4 large heirloom carrots
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped fine
1 tablespoon fresh marjoram, chopped fine
1 cup fresh ricotta

Olive drizzle

½ cup oil cured black olives, pitted and chopped fine
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh marjoram, chopped superfine
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 ° F. Place the squash, tomatoes, red carrots, mushrooms, onion and garlic on a large baking sheet and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil over the top and bake until well roasted and semi charred or about 10 minutes. Take out and allow to cool completely. In the meantime prepare the carrot ribbons. Using a vegetable peeler shave carrots longwise into long ribbons (equally a mandolin can be used but is more difficult.) Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and blanch the carrot ribbons for about a minute or until soft but not too soft. Place immediately in an ice bath. Drain. Chop the roasted vegetables super fine and place in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the fresh herbs, lemon juice and zest and ricotta. Refrigerate until cool again. Roll the carrot ribbons in a circle about a half inch in diameter and plac eon a lines baking sheet. Place the ricotta in a piping bag with no tip (allowing for a wide hole) and pipe the ricotta vegetable mixture into the center. Place in the refrigerator until cold. Mix the olive drizzle by whisking together all ingredients and letting stand for five minutes. Drizzle the olive mixture atop the roulades before serving.