Jamie's Italy
By Jamie Oliver
(Rotolo di zucca e ricotta)
About the recipe
Rotolo is a really unusual pasta dish. It takes a little longer than some other pastas, but it’s worth the effort because it’s such a joy to eat – a real showstopper if you want to turn heads. The one thing I would advise, though, is that you practise making it the week before your party! And make sure you have a very large pan or, even better, a fish kettle in which to cook it. (This is the dish that actually got me into writing books and doing all that sort of business, as it’s what I was cooking in the background of a documentary when I was spotted all those years ago, so it’s pretty close to my heart!)
Recipe From
450g fresh egg pasta dough
½ a butternut squash
olive oil
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
½ a dried red chilli
1 handful of fresh marjoram or oregano
2 cloves of garlic
800g spinach
250g unsalted butter
1 whole nutmeg, for grating
150g crumbly ricotta cheese
50g Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
20 fresh sage leaves
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