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Baked butternut squash with leeks and hazelnuts
These tempting baked stuffed squash make for an impressive and substantial meal. The scent of thyme, leeks and cheese that wafts when you...
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Butternut Squash Hummus with Dukka
A delicious starter or snack, great for dinner parties.
Prep 10mins Cook 40mins
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Lamb and squash curry
Slow simmering renders the lamb meltingly tender, while adding a jar of chutney is a great shortcut to creating real depth of flavour. Use...
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Mushy Squash
This buttery squash puree is delicious with any kind of fish, including fishcakes or homemade fishfingers, or with sausages (meaty or...
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Spelt salad with squash and fennel
This substantial grainy salad makes a lovely autumn/winter lunch or supper. By all means replace the fennel with chunks of leek, or red...
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Squash and Chickpea Patties
These lightly spiced patties are lovely with a dollop of dal or hummus; you could serve them with wholegrain basmati rice or a green salad...
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Squash, apple, chilli
Spicy chilli oil deliciously balances the delicate sweetness of an autumnal squash and apple soup. The swirl of glowing orange-red oil...
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Squash, cabbage and carrot slaw
Raw squash flesh brings vibrant colour and nutty flavour to this gorgeous-looking slaw, which you can keep in the fridge for a couple of...
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Squash, coconut, chilli
This simple squash curry is the sort of thing you could rustle up quickly on a chilly weekday evening. You can make the dish as hot or mild...
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Stuffed butternut squash
This is one of Hugh's favourite autumn main courses, another great vegetable idea borrowed from his friend, Sarah Raven. It's easy to adapt...
Prep 15mins
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Crispy lentil and roasted squash salad with salsa verde
Crisp, nutty, fried Puy lentils complement tender roasted squash beautifully. You can use sweet potato here in place of squash, and...
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Halloween pumpkin cake
The old Irish custom of making vegetable lanterns to ward off evil spirits has long been associated with Halloween. Irish immigrants in...
Prep 20mins Cook 45mins
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North african squash and chickpea stew
This richly spiced combination of squash, tomatoes and pulses is based around a traditional Moroccan recipe, harira. That dish is actually...
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Pork and pumpkin curry
This is a really good curry for a Friday or Saturday night. It can be cooked a day or two in advance and is often better for it. It freezes...
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Pumpkin seed drop scones
We love the crunch of seeds in these delicious breakfast pancakes. Eat them, hot from the pan, with a dollop of marmalade, or a trickle of...
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Squash and fennel lasagne
There are endless versions of veg lasagne and many of them are disappointing. We think this unusual recipe is really special, proper...
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Squash, blackberries and apple
Young, firm, fresh squashes have a nutty, almost melony flavour when eaten raw – and the beginning of the harvest coincides pleasingly with...
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Squash, red onion and butter bean roast
This is a very satisfying all-in-one dish: warming, filling and easy to throw together. The roasted beans take on a toasty crispness that...
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Warm salad of mushrooms and roasted squash
This substantial salad is something of a River Cottage classic, and a great way to bring together two of autumn’s finest ingredients...
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