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plate of rye meal ravioli with pumpkin and cheese filling with fried lamb mince and wilted baby spinach

Rye and Pumpkin Ravioli with Lamb and Spinach

Little pouches of earthy dough and creamy pumpkin filling, served with crispy lamb: it doesn't get much more satisfying than this.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Resting Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Eggs, filled pasta, lamb, Pasta, pumpkin, Ravioli, rye, Spinach
Servings: 2
Calories: 895kcal

Equipment

  • Air tight container for resting
  • Pasta roller and cutter (if not using a rolling pin and knife)
  • Ravioli tray (or stamps)
  • Rolling pin

Ingredients

Pasta Dough

  • 120 g 00 flour
  • 50 g rye meal flour
  • 30 g bread flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin (we used Rio Vista Olives' Vintage Range Augusto)

Pasta Filling

  • 240 g pumpkin chopped into large pieces
  • 1 head garlic
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • Pinch of sage
  • Salt to taste

Pasta Sauce

  • 200 g lamb mince
  • 120 g baby spinach leaves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin (we used Rio Vista Olives' Vintage Range Augusto)
  • ½ tsp Black Sea salt flakes substitute with regular salt flakes

Instructions

  • Combine dough ingredients in a flour well, combining into a ball before kneading for 10 minutes. Rest for 30 minutes in an airtight container, away from heat and direct sunlight.
    ball of rye meal pasta dough held in a hand with roasted pumpkin in the background
  • Roast the pumpkin and garlic in a 200 degree Celsius oven for 20 minutes, or until pumpkin begins to char. Remove, allow to cool, and then discard the pumpkin skin; squeeze out the garlic. Mash both together with a pinch of nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste, before loading into a piping bag with a medium round tip.
    close up of roasted pumpkin and garlic
  • Chop the dough into four pieces, and roll each through the thickest setting on the pasta machine a few times, folding over itself in between passes, before incrementally stepping through to a medium-thin setting of 6.
    rye meal pasta dough held in a hand with ravioli board in the background
  • Lay two sheets across a lightly floured ravioli tray, or out flat on a bench, and then pipe out large grape-sized dollops of filling.
    pumpkin and cheese filling piped into ravioli squares
  • Lay the other two sheets over the top, and press down lightly. Dust with flour and then either roll firmly with a rolling pin if using trays, or stamp with a cutter if forming by hand. With a tray, flip it over and tap lightly to shake the ravioli free.
    rye meal ravioli with pumpkin and cheese filling
  • Transfer to baking paper lined oven trays and refrigerate uncovered for up to one week. To cook, drop into lightly salted boiling water, and boil until al dente (or no white is left in the dough when cut open).
  • To serve, fry the mince in the olive oil on medium-high heat for 5-10 minutes, or until crispy. Add the spinach and stir until wilted, 2-3 minutes.
    close up of fried lamb mince and wilted baby spinach in a frypan with a wooden spoon
  • Add the cooked and drained ravioli into the frypan, and toss well before plating and sprinkling with salt flakes.
    close up of rye meal ravioli with pumpkin and cheese filling served with fried lamb mince and wilted baby spinach

Nutrition

Calories: 895kcal | Carbohydrates: 98.9g | Protein: 41.8g | Fat: 40.7g | Saturated Fat: 10.1g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 801mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 5.2g | Calcium: 181mg | Iron: 6mg
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