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As my butternut squashes are ripening nicely have anyone specific recipes for using them?

Thanks,
Thomas

I think there are some on the recipes thread. Search squash in recipes and I'm sure you'll turn some up  :)

Jamie Oliver does a brilliant spicy roasted squash that makes great risotto if you manage to save any leftovers. Will hunt out the recipe later.

Butternut squash and tomato pasta bake
http://www.recipes4all.co.uk/index.php/topic,328.0.html

Spicey squash and parsnip pie
http://www.recipes4all.co.uk/index.php/topic,240.0.html

I like them roasted. Just peel, cut into big chunks and roasted in olive oil until soft and golden brown.

(hungry now!)

Butternut and Carrot Soup:


Into a large soup pot put:-

1     large butternut peeled and roughly cut
1         "    onion chopped
3-4  carrots cut into quarters
2-3  cloves garlic
1     pint stock or water with veg cube

salt and pepper

Simmer all together till tender
Whizz all into smooth soup with a balloon whisk  (I prefer chunky soup)

Serve and sprinkle over healthey portion of chopped coriander

Scrummy with hot french bread.

Jamie Oliver   Spicy Roasted Squash

A medium butternut or other squash (pumpkin, even)
2 tsp coriander seeds
2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
2 small dried red chillies (or to taste)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 clove of garlic
1 tbsp olive oil

Quarter and deseed the squash, then cut the quarters in half again, to get 8 bits.

Put all the herbs and spices into a pestle and mortar and beat them till they're fairly crumbled. (I kinda like it a bit chunkier, not so powdery) Then add the garlic clove and pound that into the spices, then add the olive oil. Toss the squash in this until it is well coated.

Bake on a tray skin side down at 200C gas 6 for about 30 mins till tender.

Very yummy, and if you use a butternut, you can eat the skin too. And any left over makes a fab risotto. Feta cheese in the risotto, or crumpled over the roasting squash about 10 mins before it's cooked works really well too.

Hope you like it, sorry it took me so long to post it. :)

I will be doing squash recipes shortly as loads on lotty  :) 

Have spicy squahs in the oven for lunch. Smells GORGEOUS ;D Half an hour. Can't wait...

BananaGirl - it sounds lovely! I'm doing a curry tomorrow and I have half a squash leftover from yesterday. Just might well make this!

I'm doing a risotto with the remains of mine today, and then, as I have rather a lot left (eyes too big for belly yesterday ::)) I'm contemplating making little pastie things, or maybe ravioli with the rest tomorrow...still thinking...

This is one of our favorites, re-heats well too!

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/yabbse/index.php/topic,12737.0.html

There is a fabulous one on the Waitrose site: http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/recipes/recipesearch/Recipe/0409r07.asp