BUTTERNUT SQUASH CURRY WITH CAULIFLOWER 'RICE'
Ingredients
- 100g/3½oz cauliflower florets
- 1 tsp olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp rapeseed oil
- 1 small onion (75g/2½oz peeled weight)
- chopped
- 250g/9oz butternut squash
- cut into cubes
- 1 garlic clove
- finely chopped
- 1 tbsp curry paste (see tip)
- 200g/7oz tinned chopped tomatoes
- 150ml/5fl oz vegetable stock
- 40g/1½oz baby spinach
- washed
Directions
- To make the cauliflower ‘rice’
- preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Pulse the cauliflower in a food processor for 30 seconds
- or until finely chopped (it should have the same texture as couscous). Mix in the olive oil and season to taste. Scatter the mixture onto a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.
- To make the curry
- heat the rapeseed oil in a small
- deep saucepan. Add the onion and cook gently for 2–3 minutes. Add the butternut squash
- garlic and curry paste and cook for 2–3 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and stock
- bring to the boil
- then reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes
- stirring occasionally. Remove the lid and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
- Stir in the baby spinach
- then cover and cook until wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve the curry with the 'rice'.

