Baked Squash With Parmesan Cooking Recipes

Ingredients :

1

115 g

45 ml

1

1

5 ml

50 g

medium spaghetti squash

butter

chopped mixed fresh herbs, such as parsley, chives and oregano

garlic clove, crushed

shallot, chopped

lemon juice

freshly grated Parmesan cheese

salt and black pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. Cut the squash in half lengthways.
3. Place the halves, cut side down, in a roasting tin.
4. Pour a little water around them, then bake for about 40 minutes, until tender.
5. Meanwhile, put the butter, herbs, garlic, shallot and lemon juice in a food processor blended and creamy in consistency.
6. Season to taste.
7. When the squash is tender, scrape out any seeds and cut a thin slice from the base of each half, so that they will sit level.
8. Place the squash halves on warmed serving plates.
9. Using a fork, pull out a few of the spaghetti like strands in the center of each.
10. Add a dollop of herb butter, then sprinkle with a little of the grated Parmesan.
11. Serve the remaining herb butter and Parmesan separately, adding them as you pull out more strands.

Serves 2

Note :

Spaghetti squash is an unusual vegetable - the flesh separates into long strands when baked. One squash makes an excellent supper dish for two.

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