Roast Squash With Chilli Peanut Noodles Recipes

Steps:

• Microwave 1 halved, seeded spaghetti squash with 2 tablespoons water, covered, until tender, 15 minutes. Cool slightly, then scrape into strands with a fork. Puree 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 1 tablespoon each soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice and water, 1 teaspoon grated ginger, 1 garlic clove and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes; toss with the squash. Season with salt. Top with chopped peanuts, mint and cilantro.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Mix the squash and chilli in a roasting tin and drizzle with the oil. Add the ginger and season with the white pepper and a pinch of salt. Toss to combine, then roast for 20-25 mins, until the squash is tender.
• Meanwhile, prepare the noodles. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, then add the spring onion, chilli, garlic and kaffir lime leaves, stirring, until softened and starting to colour, about 5 mins. Reduce the heat to its lowest setting, then add the peanut butter, soy sauce, maple syrup, tamarind paste and 4-6 tbsp water. Stir until the peanut butter melts and you have a loose, creamy, well combined sauce. Remove from the heat and set aside. Cook the noodles following pack instructions, then drain and rinse in cold water.
• Add the roasted squash to the pan with the peanut butter sauce and toss to combine, then stir in the noodles. Serve sprinkled with the coriander leaves and lime wedges on the side for squeezing over, if you like.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F/200 degrees C.
• Slice the squash into 3/8 inch/3/4 cm half-moons. Toss with the olive oil to coat. Arrange in slightly overlapping rows on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Scatter over the thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Dot the squash with the butter, then bake, turning halfway through roasting, until the squash is soft with slightly candied brown edges, 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place butternut squash halves on a large baking sheet flesh side up. Place 1 teaspoon butter in the middle of each squash. Sprinkle brown sugar over each squash. Season with salt and black pepper. Roast 50 to 60 minutes, until flesh is fork-tender. Reserve 2 halves for future meal.