Spaghetti with Squash, Perl Las Cheese & Oregano Recipe

Ingredients

1 butternut squash
2 shallots
2 garlic cloves
Sea salt
2 tbsp olive oil
100ml boiling water
Freshly ground pepper
200g heirloom tomatoes
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
200g spaghetti
A handful of oregano, leaves only
1 lemon
75g Perl Las cheese
50g rocket

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Method

1. Put a large pan of salted water on to boil. Peel the butternut squash, then cut it in half and scoop out the seeds. Slice the squash into 1cm-thick chunks. Peel the shallots and finely chop them. Peel the garlic cloves and crush or finely chop them.

2. Pour 1 tbsp olive oil into a large frying pan and warm to a medium heat. Slide in the chopped shallots and garlic. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry for 2 mins.

3. Add the chopped squash and 100ml boiling water. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 10 mins, stirring occasionally, till the squash has softened (if the pan starts to look dry during that time, add an extra 2-3 tbsp water).

4. Meanwhile, halve the heirloom tomatoes and slide them into a bowl. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, toss to mix and set aside. Pick the leaves off the oregano sprigs.

5. By now the water in the pan from step 1 should be boiling. Add the spaghetti to the pan and cook for 8-9 mins, till tender with a slight bite. When the pasta is cooked, drain it, reserving a mugful of the starchy cooking water.

6. Tip the drained spaghetti into the frying pan with the squash. Add the oregano leaves and crumble in half the pack of Perl Las. Squeeze in the juice from half the lemon with 3 tbsp of reserved pasta water. Stir together well, till the cheese has melted into a sauce. Add more pasta water, if needed, to loosen the sauce.

7. Add the rocket leaves to the bowl with the tomatoes and toss to dress. Pile the pasta onto plates and serve with the salad on the side.