Fusilli with Roasted Kumara, Pumpkin, Prosciutto and Rocket

An unfussy fusilli dish with a tasty kiwi twist. Make your pasta into a more substantial meal by adding sweet, hearty kūmara and salty prosciutto.

Prep:
20mins
Cook:
40mins
Serves:
2

Ingredients

45ml Extra virgin olive oil

300g Butternut, peeled, seeded, diced 2cm

200g Purple skinned kumara, peeled, diced 2cm

200g La Molisana fusilli

50g Very thinly sliced prosciutto, sliced 2cm thick across the width of the slices

30g Rocket leaves, thinly sliced

25g Fresh fine-grated parmesan

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C

Line a small roasting dish with baking paper

Put the oil, butternut and kumara into the dish

Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well

Spread the vegetables out into 1 layer and place in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until soft and beginning to brown

Meanwhile bring a large saucepan of well-salted water to the boil

Add the fusilli and boil gently until tender to the bite

Drain well and place in a warm serving bowl

Add the roasted vegetables, the prosciutto, making sure it doesn’t stick together and the rocket

Mix well and serve well sprinkled with parmesan