Pumpkin and Leek Pappardelle (with photo)

[farfallina]

Name of Recipe: Pumpkin and Leek Pappardelle

Ingredients:
For 320-400g pasta
(4-5 people)
1/2 lemon peel (washed and dried, chopped without the white)
100g caciocavallo cheese (roughly chopped)
1 clove of garlic
300gr pumpkin (roughly chopped)
1 leek (roughly chopped, white part only, approx 70g)
40g extravirgin olive oil
Salt, black pepper
100g water

Preparation:
    * Chop lemon peel for 20 seconds on Speed 8
    * Add cheese, chop 10 seconds on Speed 7 and set aside


    * Put garlic, pumpkin, leek, salt and pepper in TM Bowl. Chop for 7 Seconds on Speed 5. Scrape down the sides of TM Bowl
    * Add olive oil and cook for 5 minutes at 100ºC on Speed 1
    * Add water and cook for 12 minutes at 100ºC on Speed 1
    * Close with Measuring Cup and blend for 30 seconds on Speed 8


    * Mix the sauce for 1 minute with boiled and drained pappardelle  in a pan on the stove
    * Serve into the plates
    * Sprinkle with cheese


Photos: http://thermomixtarifdefterim.blogspot.com/2011/03/pumpkin-and-leek-pappardelle.html

[Cuilidh]

That looks so tempting, Farfallina, it has instantly gone onto my short list of things to cook this week.  What sort of cheese is caciocavallo?  Is it something like a firm English cheddar or a softer cheese (perhaps like edam or gruyere)? ... or, perhaps, not like any of them???

I am amazed at how you constantly come up with delicious recipes - almost every day I am waiting for the latest 'Farfallina' recipe to tempt my taste buds.

[farfallina]

Wow Cuilidh !! Thanks a lot for your compliments 
I am happy you enjoy the recipes I share
I like trying new recipes and post the ones that result well

I really enjoyed Pumpkin and leek sauce
I liked it with pappardelle as in the recipe but surely you can try it with other kinds of pasta as well

As for cheese, caciocavallo is an Italian cheese which I like a lot
It is not a soft cheese but not as hard as parmesan
You can replace it with provola or gruyere as you said. Both would work great

[judydawn]

Your vegie sauces do go down well farfallina, such cheap meals - thanks for another lovely idea.

[farfallina]

Thanks judy