Tuscan Sweet Potato Toast with garlic and basil
Our tested Stir-Fried Sweet Potato Toast: Tuscan, generous, and balanced with garlic and basil....
Our tested Baked Squash Toast: slow-simmered, generous, and balanced with tomato and oregano. Serves 4 people with plenty to go around.
Free to cook
Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the tomato and oregano elements, and pat the squash dry so it colours well.
Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add the butternut squash and bake until it takes on colour and the edges catch, 4 to 6 minutes.
Stir in the calabrian chilli and the rest of the tomato and oregano flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.
Add the spinach along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.
Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.
Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.
Our tested Stir-Fried Sweet Potato Toast: Tuscan, generous, and balanced with garlic and basil....
The kind of Italian plate you make on repeat. chilli and pecorino, a proper steam, and a finish...
The kind of Italian plate you make on repeat. garlic and basil, a proper steam, and a finish of...
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