Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 4 tablespoons virgin olive oil plus 1 tablespoon
  • 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
  • 3 heads Treviso radicchio, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 8 ounces goat cheese, preferably Coach Farm
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 bunch Italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup
  • 4 tablespoons butter

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • To make crespelle, sift flour into a bowl.
  • Crack eggs into bowl and beat, adding milk a little at a time until all is incorporated.
  • Allow to rest 30 minutes.
  • To make the filling, heat olive oil in a 8-inch saute pan until smoking.
  • Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 to 6 minutes.
  • Add radicchio.
  • Saute until soft, about 5 to 6 minutes, and pour mixture into a bowl.
  • Stir in goat cheese, balsamic vinegar and parsley and set aside.
  • Heat a 6-inch non-stick pan until hot and brush with olive oil.
  • Turn heat down to medium and pour 1 1/2 tablespoons batter into pan.
  • Cook until pale golden, about one minute, and flip.
  • Continue the process until all the batter has been used, yielding between 8 to 10 crespelle.
  • Fill each crespella with 2 tablespoons goat cheese mixture and fold in half.
  • Continue filling all crepes until all crepes are full.
  • Be sure to leave 4 tablespoons goat cheese mixture for topping.
  • Butter bottom and all sides of 10-inch by 8-inch ceramic baking dish.
  • Lay filled crespelle overlapping in baking dish.
  • Smear remaining goat cheese mixture over top and place in oven until piping hot and crispy on top, about 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove and serve with a raw radicchio salad.