Butternut Squash and Sage Tart
This butternut squash, ricotta, and sage puff pastry tart is more than just a recipe—it’s a celebration of the season. With minimal effort and just a handful of ingredients, you can create a dish that feels comforting, elegant, and packed with the flavours of autumn.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 300 grams Ready to Roll Puff Pastry
- 1 Butternut Squash medium sized
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Chilli Flakes
- 10 grams Sage Leaves
- 100 grams Ricotta
- 1 Egg for glazing
Instructions
- Firstly, Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- To prepare the butternut squash, Cut the squash down the middle lengthways, scoop out the seeds, use a peeler to remove the skin (I find it easier to do it cut in half than whole!)
- Slice the halves of the butternut squash very thinly to get semi circle strips. Continue until all is sliced.
- Toss the sliced squash in the olive oil, chili flakes and a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
- Place on the prepared baking tray, spread them out so not ontop of each other, place in the preheated oven for 5-10 minutes until soft and going brown around the edges. Remove from the oven and leave to cool and set aside.
- In a bowl, mix together the ricotta with a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
- Take out the ready to roll pastry, and lightly dust the worktop with flour, use a rolling pin to roll out the pastry into a 25cm square. At this point, move to a Baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Mark a slightly smaller square leaving a 2cm edge. Using a fork, make holes in the pastry making sure not to cover the 2cm edge.
- Arrange the sliced squash, onto of the ricotta in an overlaying pattern. Tear up some fresh sage leaves and place on top. drizzle with a little olive oil . Beat the egg in a small bowl and brush on the edge of the pastry.
- Place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees celsius for 30-35 mins until the pastry is golden brown and crispy. Leave to cool slightly then cut up into pieces and enjoy!
- Serve with a rocket salad for a light lunch or add potatoes or on the side of some soup for something more substantial!