Friday, October 23, 2009

Sweet Potato Ravioli


As the weather gets cooler Ive been really craving pasta. I'm not much of a pasta person, so I pay attention when these cravings hit. The other day while out to lunch I ordered sweet potato, arugula and walnut pasta salad. The combination of the sweet potato with the pasta was incredible. The following day I made these sweet potato raviolis for din din. They were a big hit, using won ton wrappers instead of rolling out fresh pasta made life much easier.

  • 1 large sweet potato, (1 lb 2 oz) peeled and chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 6 to 8 oz butter
  • 1/2 ts sugar (optional)
  • 1/2 cup grated parm cheese
  • 1 Tablespoon of chopped chives
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1 9oz packet won ton wrappers (look for the thin ones)
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh sage, chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped walnuts

Cook the chopped sweet potato and lemon juice in a sauce pan of boiling water. This took about 20 minutes till the potato was tender. Drain and cool. Blend sweet potato and 1 oz of butter in food processor till smooth. Add parm, chopped chives and 1/2 of mixed egg. Season with salt and pepper. Brush egg mixture around edges of several won ton wrappers. Put 2 teaspoons of sweet potato mixture in the center of the won ton. Top with another won ton, pressing edges firmly together.

Cook the ravioli in salted boiling water. This just takes about 2 minutes, as you want them al dente.

Melt the remaining butter in sauce pan, cook till lightly golden. Add sage leaves, allow them to crisp up a bit. Drain raviolis, add them to browned butter and sage for a quick toss. Serve immediately grated parm and chopped walnuts.

25 comments:

  1. This is such a clever idea using the wonton skins for the ravioli. I will have to make this soon. -Tien

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  2. a lovely straightforward recipe I would like to try!

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  3. This sounds so delicious. So yummy with the sage and walnuts.

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  4. My guys hate sweet potatoes but I love them. Think I could get away with these? I'd sure like to try them. Sounds delicious!

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  5. These sound excellent! Such a delicious combo of flavors! I love how easy they are with the wonton wrappers.

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  6. This is such a great idea...plus, it looks delicious!I love sweet potatoes.

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  7. great flovors. Such a wonderful fall supper.

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  8. I can see why you would crave such a great flavor combination.
    We are on a long weekend mountain trip. There are several orchards that have fresh sweet potatoes. I am thinking after reading your post that I need to pick up afew pounds and get to work with some sweet potatoes recipes.
    This was a great blog post!

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  9. Happy Saturday! I am so glad you visited my blog because now I have found yours! What wonderful recipes!

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  10. I have never heard about potatoe in ravioli! It looks so yummy that I'd love to try them now! :)

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  11. Yum! I absolutely love sweet potatoes I've GOT to try this.

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  12. Not a pasta person? Oh dear, how can that be?
    This ravioli is amazing, though! I LOVE sweet potato in it! yum~

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  13. We had ravioli once where they used thinly sliced portabello as the wrapper, and a filling, not that it stayed together all that well, but it was good... Yours looks great and I have wonton wrappers in the freezer, not sure why I have not done this...

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  14. I've also been craving pasta lately! This pasta dish looks perfect...flavorful and filling but not heavy. I'll have to give it a try!

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  15. What a wonderful and seasonal recipe, looks fantastic!

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  16. i have to try these! what a wonderful idea, they look fantastic!

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  17. Yum! These look fabulous and what a great idea to use won ton wrappers, that never occurred to me!

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  18. Impressive, I have never made pasta in my life! That is a tasty sounding combination!

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  19. Thank you for your very kind comments on my blog.
    I have been wanting to make ravioli with won ton skins, ever since I saw Giada De Laurenttis making this. I love sweet potatoes, so I can already tell that this would be fantastic. The salad you described sounded delicious in itself.
    Thanks for visiting me!
    Debby

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  20. SO excited I stumbled across your blog! Its awesome... and I've been wanting a new ravioli recipe to try! Can't wait to browse through, I'll be back often :)
    -Mini Baker

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  21. I've had butternut ravioli that was wonderful...but sweet potato? WOW!! and how cool to use won ton skins! They've always intimidated me before (I'm hugely dough challenged) but with the won tons, I just might be able to do it. woo hoo

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  22. I am going to try these. I love to eat them, but have never made. YUM/

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  23. What a great recipe for a try! I bet it tastes absolutely delightful.

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  24. ohhh..I bet the flavors in this dish are amazing. I make my own pasta..but have yet to make ravioli. I suppose I better get a move on it!

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