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Whole baked squash with spiced couscous
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Whole baked squash with spiced couscous

9 ingredients Serves 2 openrecipes
Whole baked squash with spiced couscous

This meat-free main course also makes an eyecatching centrepiece for any Christmas table

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

836
Calories
15g
Protein
40g
Fat
114g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 14 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Harissa not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 acorn squash or other small squash , tops sliced off, or 1 butternut squash, halved, seeds scooped out and brushed inside with olive oil
  • 1 teacup couscous soaked in 1 teacup of boiling water with a few saffron threads
  • 4 tbsp pistachios
  • 3 tbsp parsley , chopped
  • 1 tsp harissa , depending on how hot you like it
  • 1 tsp ras-el-hanout (optional) available from seasonedpioneers.co.uk
  • butter , melted to serve
  • 2 tbsp dried sour cherries or dried cranberries
  • pomegranate molasses (optional) available from Middle Eastern shops or Sainsbury's Special Selection

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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