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piatok 2. septembra 2016

Squash and spinach pasta rotolo


combination spinach and butternut squash flavor is great inside the pasta is tasty but needed more flavor passata otherwise sour taste. Parmesan gives the whole dish taste good :)


Serves 4 to 6 
Total time: 2 hours 20 minutes 


1 Butternut squash ( roughly 1.2kg)

1 red onion

olive oil

1 teaspoon dried thyme

500g frozen spinach

1 whole nutmeg, for grating

4 cloves of garlic

700ml passata

6 large fresh pasta sheets ( roughly 15cm 20cm each)

50g feta cheese

20g Parmesan cheese

optional: a few sprigs of fresh sage




Preheat the oven to 180 degrees/ gas 4. Cook the squash whole on a roasting tray for around 1 hour 30 minutes, then remove from the oven. Meanwhile, peel and roughly chop the onion, put it into a medium pan on a medium-low heat with a lug of oil, the thyme and a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring osccasionally. Stir in the frozen spinach, cover with a lid and allow to slowly cook for another 15 minutes, or until the liquid has evaporated, then remove from the heat. Cut the squash in half, discard the seeds and skin, then mash up with a fork. Keeping them separate, season both the squash and spinach to perfection with salt, pepper and a grating of nutmeg.


Peel and finely slice the garlic, then put it into a shallow 28cm casserole pan on a medium heat with a splash of oil and fry for a couple of minutes, or until lightly golden. Pour in the passata, then add a splash of water to the empty jar, swirl it around and pour in into the pan. Bring to the boil, simmer for just minutes, then season to perfection.


On a clean work surface, lay out the pasta sheets facing lengthways away from you. Working quickly so your pasta doesn't dry out, brush them with water, then evenly divide and spread the squash over the sheets. Sprinkle over the cooked spinach and crumble over the feta. Roll up the sheets and cut each one into 4 chunks, then place side by side in the tomato sauce. Finely grate over the Parmesan, then pick the sage leaves (if using), toss in a little oil and scatter over the top. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes at the bottom of the oven until golden and crisp. Delicious served with a fresh green salad.

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