Roasted Spaghetti Squash Seeds
This is the first year I took the plunge growing spaghetti squash. After flowering and dropping loads of immature fruit, one squash on one intrepid vine managed to make it to maturity. Such a thrilling survival story considering the onslaught of slugs! I made some yummy fried fritters from the spaghetti like flesh, but that didn't feel enough. I did not wish to waste any of this precious gem. With this in mind, I made a nutty snack of roasted spaghetti squash seeds, a convenient spin off of roasted pumpkin seeds. Here is the recipe. Ingredients: - Seeds of one spaghetti squash - Enough butter to coat the seeds - Dash of maple syrup - 1/8 tsp of cinnamon powder - Dash of salt Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Then, separate all the lovely seeds from the squash flesh by feeling through with your fingers. My seeds came away easily, but I still gave them a quick rinse under the tap and dabbed them dry with a kitchen towel. Then, melt a small dollop of butter in the frying pan a