Sponsored
Sponsored content is premium paid-for content produced by the Irish Times Content Studio on behalf of commercial clients. The Irish Times newsroom or other editorial departments are not involved in the production of sponsored content.

Indy Power’s Tesco Christmas menu: Winter stuffed squash

Packed with flavour, this stuffed butternut squash recipe from Indy Power’s Tesco Christmas menu is a tasty vegetarian main option for Christmas Day

Indy Power, aka Little Green Spoon, has partnered with Tesco to create an alternative to the traditional Christmas dinner.

Ingredients: 
•    1 butternut squash 
•    Tesco quinoa 
•    1 handful of Tesco pecans
•    1 handful of Tesco dried cranberries
•    Small handful of rosemary
•    1 tbsp of Tesco coconut oil
•    Salt and pepper
•    1 portion of curried yoghurt sauce

For the curried yoghurt sauce:
•    1/2 cup of Tesco Greek yoghurt (120g) (or coconut yohgurt as a vegan option)
•    1 tbsp of Tesco extra virgin olive oil
•    Juice of half a lemon
•    1 clove of garlic, minced
•    1 teaspoon of Tesco mild curry powder

Preparation:

  • Cut your butternut squash length ways down the middle.
  • Then cut the long ends off so you're left with the two halves of the circular end.
  • Peel these and scoop out any seeds or stringy bits.
  • Place them in a roasting dish and drizzle with melted coconut oil.
  • Sprinkle on the rosemary and salt and pepper.
  • Roast at 220ºC for about 45 minutes or until soft and starting to brown.
  • A few minutes before its ready, roughly chop your pecans and add them to a pan on medium heat.
  • Toast them for a few minutes and then set them aside.
  • Next, make your curried yoghurt by stirring all the ingredients in a bowl.
  • Pile the quinoa into the centre of the squash, sprinkle with the toasted pecans and dried cranberries.
For more information, visit food-and-community.tesco.ie