- Serves4
- CourseSide
- Prepare15 mins
- Cook50 mins
- Total time1 hr 5 mins
- Plusstanding
Ingredients
- 1 1 butternut, kabocha or crown prince squash
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 60g blanched almonds
- 15 cardamom pods, split open and seeds removed, pods discarded
- 1 tsp allspice berries
- 2 x 180g pots The Levantine Table Herby Labneh Dip
- ½ x 25g pack mint, leaves shredded
- Extra virgin olive oil, to serve (optional)
- Pul biber, to serve (optional)
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Halve the squash lengthways and deseed, then cut into wedges about 10x5cm (don’t peel). Put in a roasting tin, drizzle over 2 tbsp oil and season. Toss together, then roast for 20 minutes. Put the almonds on another baking tray and toast in the oven for 8-10 minutes until golden; set aside on a board to cool, then roughly chop.
Meanwhile, using a pestle and mortar, crush the cardamom seeds and allspice berries to a powder. Stir in the remaining 2 tbsp oil. After 20 minutes in the oven, brush the squash wedges with this mixture, turning them over as you do so. Return to the oven for a further 25-30 minutes until tender and a little charred. Allow to stand for 5 minutes.
To serve, spread the labneh over a serving platter and arrange the roasted squash wedges on top. Scatter over the toasted almonds and shredded mint. Drizzle over extra virgin olive oil and scatter with a little pul biber, if liked.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 1,954kJ/ 471kcals |
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Fat | 35g |
Saturated Fat | 10g |
Carbohydrates | 22g |
Sugars | 19g |
Fibre | 6.5g |
Protein | 13g |
Salt | 0.8g |