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Spaghetti with butternut squash and aubergine pesto

Name: Spaghetti with butternut squash and aubergine pesto
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 400g dried spaghetti; Handful chopped fresh parsley; For the pesto; 1 small butternut squash, deseeded and cubed; 150ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 1 small aubergine; 115g vegetarian Parmesan, grated, plus extra shavings to garnish; 1 fat garlic clove, roughly chopped; 75g pine nuts

Published: 31 Aug 07
Updated: 18 Mar 24

This simple spaghetti with butternut squash and aubergine pesto dish combines the vegetables with Parmesan to make a gorgeous Italian-style dish.

Medium
September 2007

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Takes 20 minutes to make and 35 minutes in the oven

This simple spaghetti with butternut squash and aubergine pesto dish combines the vegetables with Parmesan to make a gorgeous Italian-style dish.

Vegetarian recipes

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 949kcals
Fat: 54.9g fat (11.7g saturated)
Protein: 28.9g
Carbohydrates: 90.8g carbs, 12.4g sugars
Salt: 0.6g

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Ingredients

400g dried spaghetti
Handful chopped fresh parsley

For the pesto

1 small butternut squash, deseeded and cubed
150ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1 small aubergine
115g vegetarian Parmesan, grated, plus extra shavings to garnish
1 fat garlic clove, roughly chopped
75g pine nuts

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Method

Preheat the oven to 200C/ fan180C/gas 6. Put the squash in a large roasting tin, drizzle with a little oil, season and toss together. Roast for 10 minutes.
Prick the aubergine a few times with a fork, then rub all over with a little more oil. Add to the roasting tin – push the squash to one side – and roast for a further 25 minutes, until the vegetables are nice and soft.
Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions, until al dente. Drain well and return to the pan.

Meanwhile, chop the aubergine – you can strip off the skin if you like, but I prefer to leave it on. Put into a food processor or blender with the squash, Parmesan, garlic and pine nuts. Blend until smooth, then, with the motor running, slowly add the oil until you have a thick sauce-like pesto – you might not need to add all the oil. Season with black pepper.
Toss the pesto through the pasta, then divide between serving bowls. Scatter with extra Parmesan shavings and the chopped parsley to serve.