Winter squash and walnut salad
Another recipe to help you use up your squashes and pumpkins. Will serve 4 as a starter or bulked out with a little pan fried fish such as basa or bass, it would make an excellent main course
Ingredients
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- 800g squash - any type will do
- 100g walnut pieces (half the price of walnut halves!)
- Small bag of rocket leaves or spicy green salad leaves
- 1 large garlic bulb
- 12 fresh sage leaves
- Olive oil
- 20g shavings of parmesan cheese to serve
Mise en place
- Break the bulb of garlic into cloves. Leave them un peeled
- Peel and de-seed the squash, cut into bite-sized chunks
- Preheat the oven to 200° C (400° F - gas 6)
Method
- Lightly oil a large oven-proof baking tray
- Distribute the squash pieces, garlic cloves, and sage leaves evenly. Season well with salt and pepper and drizzle with plenty of olive oil
- Roast uncovered for about an hour. The squash should just be browning at the edges
- Add the walnuts in a separate dish to toast for the last 5 minutes
- Toss the squash once more before serving
- Dress 4 plates with the salad leaves and scatter over with the squash, garlic, walnuts and sage leaves
Ready for the oven
Simple ingredients - this squash could make this recipe 5 times over!
Variations
Throw in any spare vegetables that you have knocking around at the time.
Add a splash of balsamic vinegar with the olive oil.
Serving suggestions
Serve warm or cold.
Serve with shaves of Parmesan cheese.
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