Thursday, January 12, 2012

Spahgetti Squash with Apples and Walnuts

One of our friends ordered a generous quantity of spaghetti squash and was kind enough to unload some of it on us!  We often serve it with Neal's Spaghetti Sauce but now and then it's fun to try something different. 

Spaghetti Squash with Apples and Toasted Pecans  Rating 8

This was light, fresh, and tasty.  It was painless to throw together.  You could even bake, scrape, and chill the spaghetti squash ahead of time and then toss the rest in before serving.  If you are new to spaghetti squash, look here for information on how to prepare it.  I've tried using the microwave with winter squash but have decided always to oven bake it.  It just gives better, more consistent results. However, a few different methods are provided.

The only changes we made were adding 1/3 cup chopped celery to the mix and subbing walnuts for pecans because that's what we had on hand.  Pecans would surely rock though.  I may play with reducing the oil by a tablespoon or more.  It was not overly oily but I just don't think it needs that much, even if it is a healthy oil choice.  We served this up with sliced rosemary garlic bread.

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