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Cumin-Roasted Squash Wedges with Pistachio-Feta Dip

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August  5, 2019
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Cumin-Roasted Squash Wedges with Pistachio-Feta Dip
Photo by Meike Peters
  • Prep time 10 minutes
  • Cook time 30 minutes
  • Serves 3 to 4
Author Notes

Spice-roasted squash wedges have long been a favorite of mine, especially for cozy winter nights on the sofa. But I was newly inspired when I discovered Sabrina Ghayour’s wonder¬ful Persiana cookbook, a beautiful recipe collection strongly influenced by the Middle East. The London-based chef takes an Asian pesto and squash dish created by her friend chef Tony Singh, and makes her own variation with feta, pomegranate, and a Persian-style pesto made of pistachio, coriander, parsley, and dill. It caressed my taste buds and lifted the vegetable to new heights. Nutty, sweet, and salty—it’s simply brilliant. I just had to come up with my own take on the recipe.

To make the dish simpler, I leave out the pomegranate and pesto and focus on the caramel sweetness of roasted squash, the biting sharpness of feta, and the flowery flavor of pistachios. I also add cumin to lend the dish an earthy note and a hint of warmth. Sabrina uses butternut squash in her recipe, but I sometimes replace that with Hokkaido squash, which has edible skin and needs less time in the oven.

From 365: A Year of Everyday Cooking & Baking © 2019 by Meike Peters. Photography © 2019 by Meike Peters. Published by Prestel. —Meike Peters | eat in my kitchen

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Squash
  • 2 1/4 pounds (1 kg) seeded squash with skin, preferably Hokkaido or butternut, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) wedges
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper, plus more to taste
  • 1 pinch coarse sea salt, plus more to taste
  • 1 ounce (30 g) salted pistachios, roughly chopped (for the topping)
  • Pistachio–Feta Dip
  • 2 ounces (60 g) salted pistachios
  • 6 ounces (170 g) feta
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin, plus more to taste
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
  2. Place the squash in a baking dish. Whisk together the olive oil and cumin and season generously with pepper. Pour this over the squash and use your hands to toss and coat the squash in the oil. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt and roast for 15 minutes. Turn the squash wedges over and continue roasting until golden brown and soft when pricked with a fork—about 7 minutes for the Hokkaido squash and 15 minutes for the butternut squash.
  3. While the squash is roasting, make the pistachio-feta dip: Pulse the pistachios in a food processor until finely ground. Add the feta, olive oil, and cumin, and purée until smooth. Season to taste with additional cumin. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and set aside.
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drruth
drruth November 27, 2019
So there is no crust here. In the Peters book, the photo clearly has a crust and it looks like a quiche??? confused.
 
Meike P.
Meike P. November 27, 2019
There are quite a few squash recipes in my book 365 (it's 365 recipes in all spread over 12 months). The one above is in the book, and also a quiche recipe - which has a crust - with squash, taleggio and sage, which is also on the cover of the book.
 
Meike P.
Meike P. November 27, 2019
This is not the recipe from the cover of my book 365 (which is a quiche recipe).
 
Réki B.
Réki B. October 16, 2019
I made this tonight andbit tasted just amazibg! So many flavours complementing eachbother gloriously! I alao made a side salad of lettuce, grated carrot and shaved apples. It madenit taste even better!