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Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Moussaka

A meatless moussaka of sweet potato, roasted squash and slow-cooked red onions, layered with mint and parsley and sealed under a feta-and-kefalotyri béchamel that puffs and browns in the oven.

  • YieldServes about 8 from a 25 x 35 cm dish
  • Hands-on1 h 30 min
  • Total2 h 50 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Cheese béchamel

  • 55 gunsalted butter
  • 30 gall-purpose flour
  • 1 Lwhole milk, at room temperature
  • 2large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 150 gGreek feta, grated or crumbled
  • 50 gkefalotyri or pecorino cheese, grated
  • ½ tspnutmeg, freshly grated
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper

Vegetables

  • 15 gbutter, 1 tbsp, for the onions
  • 240 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, 1 tbsp for the onions, 120 ml for the squash, the rest to oil the dish
  • 4large red onions, coarsely chopped
  • 1.4 kgbutternut or calabaza squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 6 mm slices
  • 680 gsweet potatoes or yams, peeled and cut lengthwise into 6 mm slices
  • to tastesalt

To assemble

  • 50 gfresh mint, leaves chopped
  • 25 gfresh parsley, leaves chopped
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper, for seasoning each layer

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Winter squash
  • Sweet potato
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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