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I’m kind of sad that today is the last day of my mini ravioli week! If you missed it, here’s a round-up of the recipes I’ve been posting this week after my epic ravioli-making night Sunday (when I made three different types of ravioli in three different sauces in one night): first, I posted a spinach ricotta ravioli recipe. Then I posted a recipe for walnut ravioli with a vodka cream sauce. Tonight is pumpkin cashew cheese ravioli in a sage butter sauce!
This one is definitely Suitable for Non Vegans. It went down really well with the Taste Tester (my non vegan boyfriend who’s serving as my guinea pig this month). It was his favourite ravioli of the lot.
Pumpkin-Cashew Cheese Ravioli
Makes approx 3 dozen ravioli
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups flour or preferably ’00’ grade pasta flour
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1-2 tbsp margarine
- 1-2 tbsp chopped fresh sage leaves
- 1 recipe pumpkin-cashew cheese filling, recipe follows
Instructions
- To make the ravioli dough, form a mound of flour on a clean counterspace.
- Form a well in the flour and fill with the oil and some of the water.
- Mix the water into the flour, and repeat step 2 (forming a well, filling with water, and mixing the flour and water together) until all the water is incorporated into the dough.
- Knead the dough for a minute or two and form into a ball. Cover in cling film (Saran wrap) and leave to rest 30 minutes. In the meantime, you can prepare the filling.
- To roll out the ravioli dough, divide the dough into 3 sections.
- Sprinkle some flour on a clean counterspace. Put the first third of the dough on the counter, sprinkle some more flour on top, and roll out the dough with a rolling pin, as thin as you can roll it. If you have a pasta machine, follow the instructions on your machine to roll out the dough.
- Place 12 spoonfuls of the pumpkin cheese filling on the dough, stopping half along the length of the piece of dough, and keeping it as evenly spaced as possible. You’ll probably want two rows of 6. Now, fold the piece of dough in half, so the half without fillings on is resting on top of the piece with the fillings.
- Press down and around each dollop of filling, pressing the air out and sealing the two pieces of dough together, creating pieces of ravioli.
- Now, with a knife or ravioli cutter, cut out squares of ravioli along each piece of filling.
- Repeat steps 7-9 each each other piece of dough. Cook the ravioli in boiling water as soon as possible after cutting them. If you’re not going to cook them immediately, you can freeze them.
- To cook ravioli, place in a pot of boiling water. The ravioli is ready when it floats to the surface (which should happen in 2-3 minutes). Serve with sage butter sauce. To make, heat 1-2 tbsp margarine in a small saucepan until it melts, then add 1-2 tbsp chopped fresh sage and fry until crispy.
Pumpkin Cheese Filling
- 1 recipe cashew cheese, follows
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin (I bought Libby’s brand in Waitrose)
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp chopped fresh sage
- pinch garlic powder
- pinch salt
- pinch nutmeg, or freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl until everything is incorporated together.
Cashew Cheese
- 1 package (approx 1 lb) firm tofu, drained and pressed
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 tsp tahini, optional
- 1 tsp white miso, optional
Instructions
- In a spice grinder, grind cashews until fine.
- In a food processor, blend cashews, tofu, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, nutritional yeast, tahini, and miso until it forms a thick paste.
The Ravioli Round-Up
19 thoughts on “Pumpkin-Cashew Cheese Ravioli in a Sage Butter Sauce”
Yup wow, this one is getting added to my list too. You’ve given me like 4 new recipes!
So glad you like the recipes, Randi! :) Let me know what you think if you make them!
Yum! Pumpkin is perfect for fall (if it will ever get here in Atlanta!). I’ve made something very similar but my actual pasta did not turn out well like I mentioned before. Pumpkin and cashew cheese go so well together. This also works with roasted butternut squash!
Ooh yeah I bet it would be great with butternut squash! Next time… :)
You’re killing me! This looks absolutely amazing! I’m saving this for when I get home too!
Thanks Caeli, so glad you like the look of them! Let me know if you get a chance to make them when you get home, and what you think!!
swoon! your whole ravioli feast sounds like a totally amazing bonanza of effort and flavor and culinary adventurousness!! I’m totally bookmarking this recipe because it is my kinda thing. I love squash raviolis, but I haven’t made any ravioli for YEARS. It’s so fun!
Aw thanks so much for the super sweet comment, Amey! It was so much fun. :)
OMG, how could I miss all of these wonderful posts. Now all you have got to do is freeze those gorgeous ravioli and send them to me. I’ll eat them all.
Ah I wish I could spread all the ravioli love! :)
Next time I’m definitely making extra, you’ll have to come to London for some ;)
Pumpkin, sage and pasta were just made for each other and I love the addition of cashew cheese! Lucky boyfriend! :)
Thanks Bex! :) It was so yummy! And he quite enjoys being the taste tester I think. :)
Whooaaa, this rules! It’s been years since I’ve made ravioli (so much work, but so worth it in the end), but this is a great reminder that I should really get on that. This flavor combo looks amazing!
Thank you! It is a lot of work but so good – next time I think I’ll devote an afternoon to making loads and freeze some!
These all look absolutely knock-out! It’s chard to pick, but I’ll go with the pumpkin please.
Thanks Helen! This one was my boyfriend’s favourite too :)
Wow! These recipes look some kinda awesome! I am totally brand new to your blog, I ended up here searching for a vegan ravioli recipe that I made a few weeks ago, and I am so glad that I did. Seriously, I can’t wait to try these especially the one with the vodka sauce. The pumpkin ravioli sounds delish although that’s kind of a big stretch for me, because most recipes that I’ve that call for pumpkin, I substitute sweet potato, I’ve never really been into pumpkin. But from the looks of it, I think I just might step outside the box. I am a newly plant-based eater, finishing up my 6 month, and I am always on the search for some GOOD vegan food/recipes. These ravioli recipes have truly made me feel creative. Thanks for such yummy posts.
Thanks, I’m so, so glad to be an inspiration to you! Congrats on your 6 months so far, that is awesome!
If you don’t want to make them with pumpkin, I think they would also be good with sweet potato–or butternut squash! But either way, if you make them, I’d love to hear how it goes if you have chance to let me know! Good luck with your journey! :)