Roast butternut squash, Cashel Blue and saffron pappardelle

By Clodagh McKenna

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Ingredients:

  • 600g butternut squash (or 400g peeled and seeds removed)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 200ml crème fraîche
  • 100g cashel blue cheese
  • ½ teaspoon saffron
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 250g fresh pappardelle
  • 20g pumpkin seeds

Step-by-step:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4.
  2. Halve the butternut squash and peel the outer skin (get a good peeler for easy work). Slice the flesh into quarters and scoop out the seeds. Cut into 1cm (1/2in) cubes and place on a roasting tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roast in the preheated oven for 35 minutes (you will notice the squash getting wrinkly). Stir once every 10 minutes to coat the squash with the oil.
  3. Place a frying pan over a low heat, add the crème fraîche and Cashel blue cheese and whisk together. Next whisk in the saffron, and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Allow to cook for another three minutes — the sauce will begin to thicken.
  4. Put a large saucepan of salted water over a high heat, and when it comes to the boil drop in the fresh pasta. It will only take three minutes to cook — it overcooks really easily. Drain off all the water.
  5. Place the cooked fresh pasta back in the saucepan and stir in the blue cheese saffron sauce and roast butternut squash. Toss together really well, and transfer to a warmed serving dish. Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds on top.
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Cashel Blue

Can be enjoyed by those sensitive to Lactose - Did you know the lactose, i.e the natural sugars in the milk, are fermented out over time.

Ingredients: Pasteurised cow’s MILK, salt, rennet, starter cultures and Penicillum Roquefortii.

Allergy Advice: Contains milk

Cashel Blue®
Country of Origin: Ireland
Established: 1984
Milk Type:  Whole Cow’s Milk
Pasteurised: Yes
Rennet: Vegetarian
Style: Semi-Soft, Blue
 
Nutritional Information:
Typical values per 100g:
Energy - 1444kJ / 348kcal
Fat – Total Fat: 28.8g
Saturated Fat: 18.4g
Monounsaturated Fat:7.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat:0.8g
Trans Fats: 1.0g
Carbohydrate (by difference): 0.9g
Sugars: 0.2g
Protein: 20.4g
Salt: 2.0g