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Butternut squash with spiced lentils & feta
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Butternut squash with spiced lentils & feta

16 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Butternut squash with spiced lentils & feta

There's no need to peel the tough outer skin from the squash for this great-looking dish

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

695
Calories
24g
Protein
45g
Fat
60g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Feta Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mint 2 tbsp fresh (3g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Seed 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

  • 3 small butternut squash , about 600g each
  • olive oil
  • 150g Puy lentils
  • 3 onions , peeled, halved and thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 tsp ground cumin
  • 3 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1½ tsp sweet paprika
  • a pinch cayenne pepper
  • 225g feta cheese , crumbled
  • 60g pine nuts
  • 3 tbsp chopped mint
  • 3 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 lemon , juiced
  • seeds from ½ pomegranate

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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