Roast Squash - 2
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Squash seasoned with Cumin and Chilli and Roasted in a Wood Burning Oven - this was great!
largeish squash, preferably butternut
- Cut the squash in half lenthwise and scoop out the seeds and discard. Use a sharp pointed knife to score the flesh into approximately one centimetre squares cutting as deeply as you can without puncturing the skin Picture .
- Smear the flesh of the squash with olive oil, and seaon with salt and fresh black pepper. Grind the cumin seeds using a pestle and mortar and sprinkle over the squash along with the chilli flakes. Put in wood burning oven at around 400°F/200°C and roast for around 45 minutes until soft Picture .
- When ready take out the oven Picture , and use a large spoon to scoop out the flesh into a serving dish.
Serve with: Very good with roast duck, goose or lamb
Notes: You could easily do this in a conventional oven it would just not be such good fun
Categories: csquash cveg cwoodburn cvegetarian Recipe Id: r3230