Cabbage with whipped lemon ricotta and chile crisp [pasta] from Six Seasons of Pasta: A New Way with Everyone's Favorite Food (page 360) by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg

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    Can substitute Savoy cabbage for green cabbage and tagliatelle or pappardelle for fettucine. See recipe for chile crisp p. 37.

  • Sloober on January 12, 2026

    Amazing taste! Couldnt find any cabbage so used Cavolo nero instead (pictured with darkblue plate).

  • kfreytag on January 06, 2026

    This was fantastic! Definitely more than two servings of pasta (more like 4), but I’m happy to have leftovers. Made it with linguine because it’s what we had on hand, and made modifications to the whipped lemon ricotta to avoid buying specialty items. Turned out great!

  • pattyatbryce on January 04, 2026

    We loved this, but I would add more cabbage next time. It also makes closer to 3-4 servings for our taste, but leftovers of this will be welcomed. I used Momofoku chili crisp instead of making some, but did track down the agrumato oil to make the whipped ricotta and it was worth it.

  • SheilaS on November 06, 2025

    I tried this because I couldn’t imagine what it would taste like and very much enjoyed it. The recipe calls for a pound of cabbage and 8 oz pasta for 2-3 servings. For me, a pound and a half of cabbage and 6 oz pasta made 3 generous servings. The whipped lemon ricotta (recipe on p 35) is made with ricotta, preserved lemon paste and lemon agrumato oil. I made a paste with salt preserved lemons I made a while back. The cabbage gets cut into wedges, coated with olive oil, dotted with butter and roasted until the edges are charred and the center parts tender. It looks like a ton but collapses down by the time it’s ready. The chile crisp (he includes a separate recipe) & pine nuts are added at the end so it’s easy to personalize to individual heat preference. I tried a few chili crisps I had on hand and my favorite turned out to be a chile morita salsa macha with peanuts from Taco Maria. I’d like to try this with white beans like Royal Corona instead of or in addition to the pasta.

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