Looking for any advice on the following. I'm looking for something healthy and low calorie yet tasty (hence the olive oil).
A few specific questions.
How much olive oil should I use? I thought the oil would enhance the flavour of the spices, but most seemed to stay in the pan when I took it out the oven.
I tried covering the seeds when grilling, but didn't hear them pop, so perhaps that was a bad idea. Any thoughts on how best to grill the seeds, so they become hard, but don't burn?
Apart from mashing, what's the best way to pulverise the skins, so they don't appear so unsightly?
Do you think 30 minutes in the oven was long enough or too long? I had some after 15 minutes with the rest of my dinner then let it go another 15 minutes. It seemed OK. How to know when it's properly cooked.
I'd like to have used some more vegetables, but my steamer wouldn't fit anything else. I'm thinking of substituting a swede for the sweet potatoes.
Leave skins on squash and potatoes as they are healthy.
Grill squash seeds for 15 minutes in oven at 200c
Slice butternut squash and put into steamer for 30 minutes.
Slice 2 sweet potatoes and put into the same steamer after 15 minutes.
Empty from the steamer into bowl and mash. Add butternut squash seeds.
Add 2 tbsp mixed herbs, 1 tbsp of Thyme, 1 tsp of salt and 6 tbsp of olive oil.
Mix through.
Transfer to a tray and put in oven for 30 minutes at 190c.
A few specific questions.
How much olive oil should I use? I thought the oil would enhance the flavour of the spices, but most seemed to stay in the pan when I took it out the oven.
I tried covering the seeds when grilling, but didn't hear them pop, so perhaps that was a bad idea. Any thoughts on how best to grill the seeds, so they become hard, but don't burn?
Apart from mashing, what's the best way to pulverise the skins, so they don't appear so unsightly?
Do you think 30 minutes in the oven was long enough or too long? I had some after 15 minutes with the rest of my dinner then let it go another 15 minutes. It seemed OK. How to know when it's properly cooked.
I'd like to have used some more vegetables, but my steamer wouldn't fit anything else. I'm thinking of substituting a swede for the sweet potatoes.
Leave skins on squash and potatoes as they are healthy.
Grill squash seeds for 15 minutes in oven at 200c
Slice butternut squash and put into steamer for 30 minutes.
Slice 2 sweet potatoes and put into the same steamer after 15 minutes.
Empty from the steamer into bowl and mash. Add butternut squash seeds.
Add 2 tbsp mixed herbs, 1 tbsp of Thyme, 1 tsp of salt and 6 tbsp of olive oil.
Mix through.
Transfer to a tray and put in oven for 30 minutes at 190c.