Wonton wrappers fill in for sheets of fresh pasta in this easy one-bite appetizer.

New Year’s Nibbles: Butternut Squash Tortellini

1 small butternut squash

1 cup white wine

1 cup vegetable stock

1 clove garlic, minced

1 package wonton wrappers or fresh pasta

1 egg

Nub butter

Fresh sage

Dice butternut squash into half-inch cubes.

Put into sauce pot with white wine, vegetable stock, garlic and salt and pepper.

Bring to boil for 4 minutes.

Puree and let cool.

Place teaspoon-sized amount in the middle of a wonton wrap.

Brush edges with egg wash and fold corner to corner to make a triangle.

Fold corner to corner again to shape a tortellini.

Boil in water for 1 minute.

Fry sage and butter in frying pan and put boiled tortellini into mixture until lightly browned. Serve on tasting spoon.

Courtesy Randy Feltis

www.oscarsrestaurant.ca