Tortelli(less) Di Zucca

A unique pasta-free take on Italian pumpkin classics featuring tomato sauce, mustard fruit purée, cavolo nero, and crispy sage.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 602.6 kcals 3615.4 kcals
Carbohydrates 46.8 grams 280.6 grams
Fat 40.4 grams 242.1 grams
Protein 13.1 grams 78.5 grams
Cook Time
300 mins
Produces
6 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

Dairy
120
g
Parmesan Cheese
Thinly sliced
Fruits
70
g
Mustard Fruits
Syrup reserved
2
piece
Lemon
Finely grated zest only
NutsSeeds
13
piece
Garlic
Chopped, for the sauce
1
pinch
2
tsp
2
piece
Garlic
Finely chopped, for pumpkin base
30
piece
Sage
Leaves
OilsFats
125
ml
Olive Oil
For the sauce
4
tbsp
Olive Oil
For rubbing pumpkin
Other
30
g
Mustard Fruit Syrup
Reserved from mustard fruits
12
piece
Amaretti Biscuits
To be crushed
Vegetables
1
piece
Pumpkin
Ironbark variety, cut into 3cm wedges
3
piece
Shallots
Finely chopped
1
piece
Red Chilli
Finely chopped
250
g
Cavolo Nero
Washed and roughly chopped

Steps

  • Heat oil in a saucepan, fry garlic until golden-brown, then add chili, passata, and salt.
  • Simmer the tomato sauce gently for 4-5 hours.
  • Blend mustard fruits and 30g of syrup in a blender until smooth.
  • Preheat oven to 160°C.
  • Rub pumpkin wedges with oil and salt, then bake on a tray for 20 minutes.
  • Peel and discard the skin from the cooled pumpkin wedges.
  • Sauté shallots, chili, and garlic in oil, then add cavolo nero, 4 tablespoons of water, and salt.
  • Cover and cook cavolo nero over medium heat for 20-25 minutes until soft.
  • Reheat pumpkin in the oven, then top with mustard fruit purée, lemon zest, and Parmesan.
  • Bake briefly until the cheese softens and begins to melt.
  • Fry sage leaves in a small amount of hot oil until crisp and drain on paper.
  • Plate the cavolo nero, add tomato sauce, then place the pumpkin on top.
  • Garnish with two crushed amaretti biscuits per serving and the fried sage leaves.