- ½ a butternut squash
- ½ a green cabbage
- 2 leeks
- A handful of rosemary
- A bag of flaked almonds
- A bag of spaghetti
- A tub of ricotta
- A few splashes of olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Baking tray
- Large pan
- Colander
- Frying pan
- Bowl
- 1.
Heat the oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6.Halve the butternut squash. Scoop the seeds out of one half. Peel and chop it into small chunks. Spread out on the baking tray. Drizzle with a splash of olive oil. Season. Roast in the oven for 20-25 mins till tender and caramelised. Shake half way through.
- 2.
Fill the kettle and boil it. Trim, rinse and shred half the cabbage. Discard any thick stems. Rinse the leeks. Finely slice them. Rinse and pat dry 2 sprigs of rosemary. Finely chop the leaves from the sprigs.
- 3.
Fill a large pan with hot water from the kettle. Add a pinch of salt. Pop the cabbage in the pan. Simmer for 3 mins till just tender. Lift out of the pan with a slotted spoon. Pop in a colander. Keep the hot water in the pan for later.
- 4.
While the cabbage cooks, pop the flaked almonds into a frying pan. Toast over a medium heat for 2-3 mins till golden. Keep shaking the pan while they cook so they brown evenly. Tip into a bowl.
- 5.
Warm a splash of olive oil in the frying pan. Add the leeks. Season. Fry over a medium heat for around 5 mins till soft and golden. Stir occasionally while they cook.
- 6.
Add the spaghetti to the pan of hot water from earlier. Cover. Simmer for about 8 mins till the spaghetti is cooked but not too soft. It should still have a little chew to it.
- 7.
Add the drained cabbage to the leeks. Stir and fry gently for about 5 mins till the veg is golden brown around the edges. Stir the rosemary and roast squash into the frying pan with the rosemary.
- 8.
Drain the spaghetti and toss with the veg to mix. Serve topped with spoonfuls of ricotta and the toasted almonds.