Saturday, October 27, 2012

Curried Lentil Stuffed Squash with Kale


This recipe comes from the Eating Well magazine. A bit of a hassle to put together, but quite delicious.  RATED a 4.78 on the Kale Scale.
    My version is 1/2 what the recipe calls for. I made two servings instead of four.  Also, optional is to serve with non-fat greek yogurt, which I did, but I didn't include the yogurt in the nutrition count.

     Follow the cooking instructions in the magazine link. When done, steam the kale and either mix into the lentils and put in squash, OR mix squash guts with lentils and put on bed of kale on plate. Top with optional yogurt.

INGREDIENTS:
1 squash
ACORN SQUASH, RAW
2 tsp
BUTTER
1 tsp
garam masala
1/4 tsp
SALT
1.5 cup
WATER
1/2 cup
LENTILS, RED, DRY
2 tsp
OLIVE OIL
1 tsp
CUMIN SEED (aka coriander seed)
2 leek
LEEK, sliced thin
1/3 cup
ONION, chopped
1/2 carrot
CARROT, sliced thin
1 tbsp
GINGER ROOT, peeled, minced or diced
2 oz
GREEN CHILES, DICED, canned
1 tsp
 CORIANDER, ground
1/2 tsp
TURMERIC, ground
1/2 cup
TOMATO, DICED
2 cup
KALE, ripped into bite size pieces