Name: Hasselback butternut squash with tahini yogurt & gremolata
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 3 medium butternut squash, halved vertically, peeled and deseeded -; 6 star anise -; 5 tbsp olive oil -; 1 tsp ground cinnamon -; ½ nutmeg, grated -; 3 tbsp light brown soft sugar -; 100g natural or plant-based yogurt -; 100g tahini -; 1 lemon, zested and juiced -; 2 large handfuls of flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and finely chopped -; 1 orange, zested, plus 1⁄2 juiced -; 1 garlic clove, crushed -; 3 tbsp dried cranberries -; 4 tbsp pomegranate seeds -; 5 tbsp flaked almonds, toasted -

Ingredients for - Hasselback butternut squash with tahini yogurt & gremolata

1. 3 medium butternut squash, halved vertically, peeled and deseeded

2. 6 star anise

3. 5 tbsp olive oil

4. 1 tsp ground cinnamon

5. ½ nutmeg, grated

6. 3 tbsp light brown soft sugar

7. 100g natural or plant-based yogurt

8. 100g tahini

9. 1 lemon, zested and juiced

10. 2 large handfuls of flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and finely chopped

11. 1 orange, zested, plus 1⁄2 juiced

12. 1 garlic clove, crushed

13. 3 tbsp dried cranberries

14. 4 tbsp pomegranate seeds

15. 5 tbsp flaked almonds, toasted

How to cook deliciously - Hasselback butternut squash with tahini yogurt & gremolata

1 . Stage

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Working with one squash half at a time, put on a chopping board with a wooden spoon on either side. Using a large, sharp knife, cut slices crosswise along the length of the squash at ½cm intervals, cutting through only until you reach the spoon handles. Arrange the squash on two baking trays lined with baking parchment, flat-side down. Drop a star anise into the cavity of each half, then drizzle over 3 tbsp of the olive oil. Combine the cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar, then rub this all over the squash halves. Roast for 45 mins until soft, basting with any roasting juices after 30 mins. If the squash starts to burn, cover loosely with foil and return to the oven. Leave to cool slightly.

2 . Stage

Meanwhile, make the gremolata. Put the parsley in small bowl and mix with the rest of the olive oil, the orange zest and juice, garlic, dried cranberries and pomegranate seeds. Set aside.

3 . Stage

Mix the yogurt and tahini with the lemon zest and juice in a separate bowl. Season and stir in 1-4 tbsp water to loosen until it’s the consistency of double cream.

4 . Stage

Just before serving, stir the almonds through the gremolata. Arrange the roasted squash halves on a serving platter, then top with the tahini yogurt and gremolata.