- 1 spaghetti squash
- 400g tomatoes
- 200g crème fraîche
- 100g cheddar
- 2 tsp oregano
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 red onion
- 1 chilli
- 50g rocket
- 400g tin of butterbeans
- 2 tbsp red wine vingear
- 25g pine nuts
- 2½ tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1.
Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Cut the squash into 4-6 rounds. Cut out the seeds and discard them. Place the squash on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with 1 tbsp oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the top of the oven for 30 mins.
- 2.
Roughly chop the tomatoes. Peel and roughly chop the onion. Peel the garlic cloves. Tip everything onto a separate baking tray lined with baking paper. Toss with 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp oregano and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Slide into the oven on a shelf below the squash.
- 3.
Coarsely grate the cheddar and mix it with the crème fraîche. Add plenty of black pepper.
- 4.
When the squash has cooked for 30 mins, remove it from the oven. Let it cool slightly. Using a fork, pull the squash into long spaghetti-like strands, discarding the skin.
- 5.
Remove the tomatoes from the oven and crush them with a fork, ensuring the garlic cloves are mashed. It should be a chunky sauce. If you prefer it smooth, whizz it in a food processor. Stir, taste and adjust the seasoning.
- 6.
Arrange a third of the spaghetti squash in the base of a medium dish. Spoon over the tomatoes. Cover with a third of the crème fraîche and cheddar mix. Repeat using all the ingredients, finishing with a layer of cheddar and crème fraîche.
- 7.
Slide the spaghetti squash lasagne into the oven and bake for 20 mins till the top is golden.
- 8.
While the lasagne is cooking, make the butter bean salad. Drain and rinse the butter beans. Halve the chilli and flick out the seeds. Finely chop the chilli. Whisk 2 tbsp red wine vinegar with ½ tbsp olive oil. Toss the beans with the dressing and chilli.
- 9.
Toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan for 2-3 mins till golden. Remove the lasagne from the oven. Scatter over the pine nuts. Arrange the rocket on a couple of plates. Top with the dressed butter beans. Serve with the spaghetti squash lasagne.