I made some fresh cavatelli over the weekend and plan on making a dish tonight, topping them with roasted tomatoes and eggplant. I was planning on finishing the pasta with ricotta salata. This was unavailable, but the had manouri which seemed to have a similar density. Is this cheese a reasonable substitute for the ricotta salata?
Because manouri is made from the whey of feta it is somewhat more creamy and has a distinctly less salty nature than either feta or ricotta salata. Perhaps appropriate but a better bet might be feta itself, but if the particular feta is very salty to let it soak in cold water for about 10 minutes before use.