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Vegetable Bruschetta and Ravioli with Pork Loin

Chefs Nora Toogood and Macey VanSyckle
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Healthy Recipe
Keyword cauliflower

Ingredients

Cauliflower Bruschetta

  • 1 head Cauliflower
  • 10 skices Whole wheat bread
  • 3 -4 tbsp Butter
  • 3 sprigs Fresh rosemary
  • 2 cloves Fresh garlic
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 1 cup Shredded smoked Gouda cheese
  • 1 cup Balsamic vinegar
  • 9 - 12 sprigs Fresh parsley
  • ¼ cup Autumn berry jam

Braised Pork Loin with Vegetables

  • 6 oz to 1 pound Pork Loin
  • 2-6 tablespoons Olive oil and butter
  • 3 tsp Onion powder
  • 6 sprigs Fresh rosemary
  • 6 cloves Fresh garlic
  • 2 cups Squash
  • 3 medium Onions
  • ½ cup Celery
  • 6 leaves Fresh basil
  • 1 cup Cream
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 tbsp Paprika
  • 3 tbsp Onion powder
  • 1 tbsp Garlic powder
  • ½ tbsp Pepper
  • 1½ tbsp Sugar
  • 1½ tbsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning (optional)
  • 1 tbsp Rosemary (optional)

Butternut Squash Ravioli

  • 5 -7 cups Flour
  • 6 Eggs
  • 1 cup Olive oil
  • 2 cup Boiled squash
  • 1½ cup Shredded smoked Gouda cheese
  • 1½ tsp Salt
  • 1½ tsp Pepper
  • 6 leaves Basil (optional)
  • 3 sprigs Rosemary (optional)
  • ½ cup Cream

Instructions

Cauliflower Bruschetta

  • Coarsely chop about 2 cups of cauliflower.
  • Sauté in pan with olive oil, chopped fresh garlic, salt and pepper to taste until tender.
  • Place Balsamic vinegar and autumn berry jam in small pot
  • Slowly boil into a reduction of about 2 tablespoons of liquid (over about 15-20 minutes), stirring often.
  • Mix the rest of the spices with the softened butter.
  • Cut bread into circles using a medium biscuit cutter, and spread softened butter mixture onto each circle of bread.
  • Bake bread circles in oven for about 5-8 minutes until slightly crispy.
  • Remove from oven and cover with about 1 tablespoon of sautéed cauliflower, and then 1 tablespoons of Gouda cheese.
  • Place back in oven until cheese is melted, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and drizzle Balsamic reduction over each circle, and garnish with fresh parsley.

Braised Pork Loin with Vegetables

  • Mix all seasoning for pork together in a bowl
  • Roll roast in the seasoning.Melt butter and oil in cast iron pan.
  • Add fresh rosemary and garlic, and braise meat in pan on all sides.
  • Once braised on all sides, add the rest of the ingredients for the pork to the pan
  • Roast in 400° F oven with tin foil on top. Bake for at least 25 minutes, or until meat thermometer reads 145° F.
  • Once vegetables are done, blend together along with salt and pepper, plus cream, to desired consistency.
  • Slice pork and place on top of ravioli (recipe below), along with garnish of basil and/or rosemary leaves.

Butternut Squash Ravioli

  • Mix eggs, 5 cups flour and olive oil.
  • Add more flour until desired consistency.
  • Set aside in bowl in refrigerator..
  • Cut squash into slices and begin to boil in a pot.
  • Add water to another pot and begin to boil for the ravioli.
  • Once squash is soft, cut off rind and puree with salt and pepper
  • Add 1/2 cup of smoked Gouda cheese
  • Add cream to desired consistency.
  • Roll out dough to 1/8 inch and cut into circles.
  • Place small dollop of squash mixture onto one circle and cover with another, and seal with a fork.
  • Place Ravioli circles into boiling water, just until tender.
  • Plate ravioli, and serve with sauce (from meat and vegetable mixture),
  • Lay meat over top of ravioli and garnish with fresh chopped basil and or rosemary