Essential stuffed butternut with feta & cress
Prep
10 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
2
Difficulty
Medium
This is one of my favorite quick weeknight dinners because it comes together in just 35 minutes and looks far more impressive than the minimal effort it requires. Butternut squash is wonderfully versatile, and when halved and roasted, it becomes the perfect vessel for a creamy, tangy filling of feta and caramelized onions. The fresh cress adds a lovely peppery bite and is packed with vitamin C to support your immune system. What I love most is how economical this dish is, using just a handful of ingredients that deliver serious flavor without breaking the bank.
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Ingredients
- 1medium essential butternut squash(about 1.2kg)
- 1 tbspessential olive oil
- 2essential onions(chopped)
- 100 gramsessential greek feta
- 1punnet essential salad cress
- 4 tbspessential single cream
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 220°C, gas mark 7. Halve the squash widthways to separate the seeded end from the fleshy end. (Reserve the fleshy end for another recipe.) Halve the seeded end and scoop out the seeds. Use the tip of a sharp knife to pierce the flesh all over, then microwave the squash on full power for 8 minutes. Position them, cut sides face up, in a small roasting tin, drizzle with 1 tsp of the oil, season and roast for 20 minutes.
- 2
While cooking, heat the remaining oil in a small pan and gently fry the onions for 5 minutes until soft and beginning to colour. Crumble the feta into the onions and snip in half of the cress.
- 3
Pile the stuffing into the squash cavities and drizzle with the cream. Return to the oven for 5 minutes. Serve scattered with the remaining cress.
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