Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ncar!umigw!mthvax!orca.wv.tek.com!vangogh!marianne From: marianne%vangogh.wv.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET (Marianne Evans;685-2929;61-252) Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: VEGAN: Spaghetti Squash Summary: rec.food.recipes posting Keywords: recipe vegan Message-ID: <1990Sep13.234315.6738@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> Date: 13 Sep 90 22:46:27 GMT Sender: aem@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (a.e.mossberg) Reply-To: Marianne Evans Followup-To: rec.food.veg Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR Lines: 65 Approved: aem@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Rec.Food.Recipes moderator) wittkopf@mprgate.mpr.ca (Kevin Wittkopf) writes: > >Does anyone have a recipe for spaghetti squash? My grandmother-in-law >gave us one fresh from her farm.... > ********************** I haven't tried this but John is a great cook. SPAGHETTI SQUASH >From: jrt@PacBell.COM (John Trinterud) Very colorful dish, good choice for a large dinner (or leftovers) Easy to make too... 1 good-sized Spaghetti Squash 4 to 8 oz sun dried tomatoes - soften in a bowl of boiling water for no more than two (2) minutes. 2 to 4 shallots (more or less to taste), chopped 2 to 4 cloves fresh garlic (more or less to taste), chopped 1/2 green bell pepper, coarsly chopped. 4 or more halves of red peppers (pimentos - type sold in glass jars) or you might consider using fresh red peppers. 1/4 to 1/3 C good olive oil 1 to 3 T balsamic vinegar 2 bunches fresh basil (leaves only) 1 t cumin, plus some lemon pepper & oregano Procedure: Split squash lengthwise with a heavy knife (careful!!), scrape out and discard seeds. Easiest cooking method is in the microwave, but bake it if you wish. For the microwave, place 'inside up' in rectangular glass dish, add 1/4 cup of water in the dish. Cover with plastic wrap and cook on high for about 10 minutes, or until just 'al dente'. While it's cooking, let's make the 'sauce.' Saute garlic and shallots in olive oil with bell pepper till just tender - don't brown. If you're using fresh red peppers, add these now. Coarsly chop red peppers (if using canned ones) and tomatoes, add to pan with cumin, lemon pepper and oregano. Add basil and balsamic vinegar at the last minute, and cook only till the basil just wilts. Assembly: To assemble, scrape the squash halves 'across' (as in horizontally) to free the 'spaghetti' - try and keep it fluffy, place in serving dish. We use a large shallow pasta bowl. Pour the sauce over the squash and fold in - serve immediately. Keeps well, rewarm in microwave. Note: too much bell pepper will overpower the dish.