WINTER COBBLER
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- sliced
- 2 garlic cloves
- sliced
- 2 leeks
- cut into slices
- 200g/7oz cavolo nero
- chopped
- 200g/7oz butternut squash
- cut into cubes and roasted until golden-brown
- 440g/15½oz can chopped tomatoes
- splash white wine
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 225g/8oz flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- pinch salt
- 100g/3½oz cubed butter
- 175ml/6fl oz soured cream
- 150ml/5fl oz olive oil
- bunch fresh basil
- ½ lemon
- juice only
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and fry until softened.
- Add the leeks and cavolo nero and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the squash
- tomatoes
- wine and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Simmer for 5-6 minutes
- then divide between four individual ovenproof dishes or ramekins.
- For the topping
- place the flour
- baking powder
- salt and butter into a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the soured cream and pulse again until it just comes together as a very sticky dough.
- Spoon dollops of the topping over the contents of each ramekin
- then bake for 25 minutes
- or until crisp and golden-brown.
- For the dressing
- place the oil
- basil and lemon juice into a clean food processor and blend until smooth.
- Serve the cobblers at the table in their ramekins and spoon over the dressing.

