Middle Eastern · Side

Squash with Garlic Yogurt and Green Sauce

Name: Squash with Garlic Yogurt and Green Sauce
Total time: 1 h 43 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a side dish
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 360 ml plain whole-milk or low-fat yogurt, 1 1/2 cups; 1 clove garlic, small, minced; ½ tsp lemon zest, finely grated; ¼ tsp kosher salt, for the yogurt; 900 g winter squash, about 2 lb, one kind or a mix; peeled, seeded and cut into 1.25 cm slices; 30 ml extra-virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons, plus extra to finish; kosher salt, for the squash, to taste; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 30 ml slightly sweet white wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons; 120 ml Spiced Green Sauce, 1/2 recipe (the collection's base recipe makes 240 ml); 30 g walnuts, 1/4 cup, lightly toasted and roughly chopped; butternut squash oil or pumpkin seed oil, a few drops, to taste

Caramelised slices of roasted winter squash on a bed of thick, garlicky strained yogurt, sharpened with vinegar, spooned with a fiery herb sauce and topped with toasted walnuts.

YieldServes 4 as a side dish
Hands-on40 min
Total1 h 43 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Yogurt

360 mlplain whole-milk or low-fat yogurt, 1 1/2 cups
1 clovegarlic, small, minced
½ tsplemon zest, finely grated
¼ tspkosher salt, for the yogurt

Squash

900 gwinter squash, about 2 lb, one kind or a mix; peeled, seeded and cut into 1.25 cm slices
30 mlextra-virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons, plus extra to finish
to tastekosher salt, for the squash
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

To finish

30 mlslightly sweet white wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons
120 mlSpiced Green Sauce, 1/2 recipe (the collection's base recipe makes 240 ml)
30 gwalnuts, 1/4 cup, lightly toasted and roughly chopped
to tastebutternut squash oil or pumpkin seed oil, a few dropsoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Dairy
Tree nuts
Walnut
Sulfites
Pumpkin and squash seeds
Olive
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Tomatillo
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Winter squash
Pumpkin
Cilantro / coriander
Black and white pepper
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy
Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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