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wellington womble

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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 8:25 pm Post subject: What can I do with a butternut squash?
There's one in the veg box. Part of the reason for having a veg box was so that I would get surprises and broaden my repetoire a bit. The pak choi has already been a success for this strategy. But a butternut squash? I can only think of roasting it or soup - neither of which seems very imaginative. Answers on a post, and assuming I get a workable kitchen in the next few days, I'll give it bash!

sean
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 8:58 pm Post subject:

Makes really nice risotto:
Peel the squash and cut into 2cm cubes (roughly)
Put in a roasting tin with a bulb of garlic (broken into cloves but not peeled)
Mix in some olive oil, S&P and a few sprigs of rosemary.
Roast in a hottish oven untill tender (about 30minutes).
When it's all cooled down a bit slip the cloves of garlic out of their skins.
Make a plain risotto (fry onion and a bit of celery first, rice, glass of wine then stock a bit at a time). I like to put a couple of dried chilis into this, then remove them when I think it tastes hot enough.
When the risotto is nearly ready add the squash and garlic and allow to warm through.
My personal view is that this doesn't need parmesan, but the choice is yours.

Blue Sky

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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 9:37 pm Post subject:
Well, we grew some last year - and I have alredy put some seeds in for this year. As to what we did with them ... my favourite concoction (copyright sjch2004) was to slice it into big rounds, fry it lightly and then use the discs a most unbelievable pizza base. I have photographic evidence somewhere .... I will try to dig it out.

Blue Sky

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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 9:50 pm Post subject:
Heck ... these took some finding .... Here we go -

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 05 5:51 am Post subject:
A friend cooked us lasagna the other night which as well as the usual meat, tomato sauce and pasta layers had layers of butternut squash roasted in cinnamon and a creme fraiche layer. Very good it was too

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 05 7:13 am Post subject:

Is that a butternut Simon? It looks more like a marrow or courgette or something, or a different squash?

I have one pumpkin left which you've just reminded me about, WW, and I'm going to look for a Moroccan or that kind of region, recipe for a spicy stew with tomatoes to have with cous cous (here, cous cous cous cous cous....).

Otherwise I tried a pumpkin gratin a little while ago, and I really liked it though TD found it a bit rich - exact details on the Telegraph website but it was basically cut in to random bits, cooked for a couple of minutes in some butter until the butter disappeared, add sage, laid out fairly thinly in a buttered dish and pour over a small amount of cream - just a few tablespoons, you're not drowning it. Then baked until it is all soft and caramelised. It might be a bit much for your non-sweet tooth though

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 05 7:13 am Post subject:

wellington womble

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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 05 10:00 am Post subject:

To be honest, there's probably enough for rissotto for lunch and gratin for pud! Thanks for the recipes, I'll give them a go when the hammering noises stop!

I actually rather like sweet vegetables, it's more oversweetened commercial stuff I obviously had a memorable rant about! I think it was an M and S Lemon drizzle cake that was so sweet it was inedible that sparked it off!

Which reminds me, I must track down some rhubarb for pud on Saturday.

Blue Sky

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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 05 5:05 pm Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

Is that a butternut Simon? It looks more like a marrow or courgette or something, or a different squash?

No, I think you are quite right - this one in the picture was a big round courgette. We did do this recipe with our butternut squash though but I'm damned if I can find the photos (if I even took any).

Butternut squash does make a lovely pizza base - trust me

tahir

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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 05 5:11 pm Post subject:

simon wrote:

Butternut squash does make a lovely pizza base - trust me

You're having a laugh, aren't you?

Blue Sky

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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 7:13 pm Post subject:
non non non .... c'est tes bon!

Blue Sky

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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 7:13 pm Post subject:
doesn't it look good to you from the photo????

Blue Sky

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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 7:15 pm Post subject:
I would certainlt eat it again right now if I could lay my hands on one

Guest

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 7:51 pm Post subject:
looks dam good to me simon....might even try it, though just had pizza the traditional way!

Blue Sky

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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 7:54 pm Post subject:
Well ... we would if we could but we can't!!!!

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