Recipe

Pumpkin ravioli with sage butter

This soft, light butternut pumpkin ravioli with cheese and the earthy herb flavour of sage is truly satisfying.

Jul 29, 2014 2:00pm
  • 1 hr preparation
  • 35 mins cooking
  • Serves 12
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Ingredients

Ravioli
  • 1 quantity home-made pasta dough
  • parmesan cheese flakes, optional, for serving
Pumpkin cheese filing
  • 1 kilogram butternut pumpkin, peeled, chopped
  • 100 gram ricotta cheese
  • 2/3 cup (50g) grated parmesan cheese
  • 2/3 cup (50g) fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Sage butter
  • 250 gram butter, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
  • 1 bunch fresh sage leaves

Method

Pumpkin ravioli with sage butter
  • 1
    To make pumpkin cheese filling, preheat the oven to moderately hot (200°C/180°C fan-forced). Place pumpkin on a lightly oiled tray; roast for about 30 minutes or until tender. Cool. Process pumpkin until smooth; add remaining ingredients, process until smooth.
  • 2
    Roll dough to the thinnest setting on a pasta machine. As soon as the dough is rolled into sheets, prepare the ravioli - don't allow the pasta to dry out. Roll two sheets at a time and keep the remaining dough wrapped in plastic. Place the pasta sheet on a semolina-dusted surface.
  • 3
    Place rounded teaspoons of pumpkin cheese filling about 5cm apart in 2 rows, 2cm from the edges. Brush around the filling with a little water. Place another freshly rolled pasta sheet on top.
  • 4
    Press around each piece of filling to exclude the air. Cut into squares or rounds using a knife or cutter. Place ravioli on a tray dusted with a little semolina. Repeat with remaining pasta sheets, filling and water
  • 5
    Add ravioli, in batches, to a large pan of boiling salted water; simmer, uncovered, until pasta is just tender. After about 3 minutes; remove from pan with a slotted spoon.
  • 6
    Meanwhile, to make the sage butter, melt the butter in a frying pan; add garlic and sage leaves, heat until butter is just beginning to colour.
  • 7
    Serve ravioli with sage butter and parmesan flakes, if desired.

Notes

As ravioli is time-consuming to prepare, you might like to make this large batch and freeze half for another meal. Or, halve the recipe, if you prefer. Open-freeze the ravioli on trays in a single layer until solid, then pack into airtight containers or freezer bags.

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