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Shallots with squash and breadcrumbs

Baked shallots and squash with a crispy rosemary, chilli, orange and olive oil breadcrumb topping

A filling supper of sweet roast shallots and butternut squash toped with crispy herbs breadcrumbs. 

Course Main Course
Cuisine british
Keyword shallots, squash
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Author UK Shallots

Ingredients

  • 1 kg butternut squash peeled, deseeded, cut into 5cm chunks
  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 12 shallots peeled
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 red chili deseeded and chopped
  • 1 tbsp rosemary leaves chopped
  • 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley chopped
  • 1 orange grated zest
  • 120 g fresh gluten-free breadcrumbs

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6.

  2. Peel the butternut squash and discard the seeds. Cut the flesh into large bite-sized chunks about 5cm.

  3. Place the shallots in an ovenproof dish, toss with 1 tbsp of the oil, season with sea salt and black pepper and place in the oven for 15 minutes.

  4. Remove the dish from the oven and add the butternut squash and making sure the vegetables are well coated with the oil and butter mixture and cook for a further 15 minutes.

  5. Meanwhile heat the remaining olive oil in a saucepan over a moderate heat with the garlic and cook for one minute taking care not to burn the garlic.

  6. Add the chilli, rosemary, parsley and the orange zest, stirring all the time, when thoroughly mixed add the breadcrumbs and season. Cook for a further minute then take off the heat and set aside.

  7. Remove the shallots and squash from the oven and reduce the heat to 180c and spread the breadcrumb mixture over the top and return to the oven for a further 25-30 minutes or till the breadcrumbs are a deep golden colour.

  8. TIP: This dish is also good as a main course served with a green salad and crusty gluten-free bread. You could also use pumpkin and this would be good at Christmas with turkey.