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Vegan butternut squash spaghetti recipe

Vegan butternut squash spaghetti recipe

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Fresh and zingy, this vegan butternut squash spaghetti recipe makes a deliciously quick and easy vegan meal to rustle up at any time. Thin ribbons of squash replace traditional pasta to make a gluten-free dish that’s topped with a simple rocket, hazelnut and lemon pesto. See method

  • Serves 4
  • 10 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
  • 492 calories / serving
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 40g hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 70g bag wild rocket
  • 155ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ lemon, finely zested and juiced, plus extra wedges to serve
  • 1 large butternut squash, peeled, cut into quarters lengthways and deseeded
If you don't have any butternut squash, try sweet potato

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2040kj
    492kcal     25%

  • Fat

    46g 65%

  • Saturates

    6g 30%

  • Sugars

    10g 11%

  • Salt

    0.3g 5%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 18.1g Protein 3.9g Fibre 1g

Method

  1. Put 25g hazelnuts, half the garlic and 50g rocket in a food processor and pulse a few times until roughly chopped. Add 125ml oil and the lemon juice then blend again until combined but not completely smooth – you want a pesto with a little bit of texture. Season to taste and set aside.
  2. Use a spiralizer to cut the squash quarters into thin ribbons (depending on the size of your spiralizer you may need to cut the squash into thinner wedges). If you don’t have a spiralizer, you can cut the squash into thin wedges then use a vegetable peeler to peel off ribbons.
  3. Heat the remaining oil in a large, wide pan, then add the squash ribbons and sauté for 2-3 mins – you may need to do this in batches. Add the remaining garlic and a splash of water to help the squash steam gently. Cook for 2 mins, trying not to stir too much as the squash may break up.
  4. Stir most of the rocket pesto into the pan (reserving some to serve) so that it just coats the squash and heats through.
  5. Divide the squash spaghetti between plates and top with the remaining rocket leaves, chopped hazelnuts and grated lemon zest. Drizzle over the remaining pesto and serve with a lemon wedge on the side to squeeze over.

Tip: Butternut squash adds gorgeous colour and sweetness to this dish, but you could also try using courgetti or regular spaghetti if not catering to a gluten-free diet.

See more Vegan meal ideas

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