Sautéed Squash with Olive Tapenade & Cannellini Beans
This is a lovely quick simple supper. Steaming the squash or pumpkin in this lovely dish makes it much faster than roasting or baking, yet the flavour is rich – and most of the prep can be done while the squash is cooking. Alternatively, buy ready-prepped squash pieces! The dish can be made with a simple home-made olive tapenade OR a bought one in a jar.
It is easily transformed into a more substantial dish by increasing quantities and serving with a sauce and big salad.
Total time
30 minutes
Meal
- mains
- sides-light-meals-and-salads
- vegetable-side-dishes
Servings
2-4
Ingredients
- 1 medium squash or pumpkin, eg butternut or acorn – 500-600g/18-21oz peeled and seeded squash, cut into medium chunks OR a large pack of ready-prepped squash pieces
- Olive tapenade
- Home-made version: 100g/3oz mixed green and black pitted olives (or use one type if that is all you have) + 4 tbsp/a big handful of finely chopped parsley + 4 tbsp olive oil
- Bought version: use 1 jar of black or green tapenade plus 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- 120g/4oz cannellini or white haricot beans (half a tin or more)
- 1 lemon, zested
- Black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil OR a few squirts of oil spray
- 2 fat cloves garlic, finely chopped
Instructions
- Steam the squash chunks until they are tender – approximately 15-25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, if making the tapenade do it now. Chop the olives and parsley by hand for a chunky tapenade then add the 4 tbsp oil, beans and lemon zest. For a smoother tapenade, blend the olives, parsley and oil then add the whole beans and zest. If using the bought tapenade, just mix it with the parsley and the other ingredients. Set aside.
- In a large frying pan, heat the 1 tbsp olive oil or oil spray on a low heat. Cook the crushed garlic gently until it starts to turn translucent – don’t let it brown as it will taste bitter. Then toss the hot cooked squash in the mix.
- Mix in the olive tapenade with the squash, add black pepper and serve hot.
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