Pumpkin tortellini with mustard fruits, sage butter and toasted almonds

• Serves 4

• Preparation time: nil

• Cooking time: nil

Ingredients

5 eggs
500g strong flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
500g pumpkin (Queensland Grey)
Pinch of nutmeg
Ground black pepper
50g Parmesan, grated
3 mustard fruits*
Salt
50g butter
3 sage leaves
100g sliced toasted almonds

Method

1. To make the pasta dough, use five whole eggs to 500g of strong flour, one teaspoon of salt, one tablespoon of olive oil. Place ingredients in a food processor and pulse until combined.
2. On a floured work bench, tip out the dough and knead for five minutes.
3. Let the pasta rest for 30 minutes.
4. Grate 500g of pumpkin and sauté in a pan with a pinch of nutmeg and a few grinds of black pepper, and keep cooking until all moisture has evaporated. This will take a while and will depend on what type of pumpkin you use. Queensland Grey pumpkins seem to be the driest so try using those. Once you have a dryish mixture puree in a blender add 50g of grated Parmesan and check for seasoning. Allow to cool.
5. Set up your pasta machine and roll out to the thinnest setting following the manufacturer’s instructions. Dust your work surface with flour and using a side plate cut out six rounds of pasta. Spoon some of your pumpkin mixture into the center of the pasta and wet the edge with a little water. Fold the pasta over to make a semi-circle and pinch down the edges. Holding the pasta slightly push up the filling and fold around the two edges so that they meet again. Wet where they join.
6. Repeat for the other five.
7. Slice mustard fruits.
8. Bring a pot of water to the boil, season with salt and cook the torts for two and a half to three minutes depending on the thickness of your pasta.
9. In a saucepan, melt 50g of butter and cook until it turns nutty brown.
10. Add sage leaves.
11. Place tort in the center of a plate, top with sliced mustard fruits and spoon over butter, almonds and sage. Serve.

Notes

Mustard fruit should be available from a good local deli.