Gem Squash Cups

Ingredients

• 6 – 8 Gem Squash Halves
• 4 Tbs Vegan Butta
• 125g Chopped Mushrooms
• 100g Chopped Baby Marrows
• 1 Tbs Sunflower Seeds
• 1 Tbs Sesame Seeds
• 2 Tbs Nutritional Yeast
• 1 – 2 Tbs Chopped Peppadews

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. Place the gem squash halves on a microwaveable plate and microwave for 10 minutes on high. If you don’t have a microwave oven, don’t despair; move on to the next step.
3. Sauté the mushrooms and baby marrows in a frying pan with the vegan butta over medium‑high heat until tender.
4. Turn off the stove, and add the remaining seeds, nutritional yeast, and Peppadews to the frying pan; mix well.
5. Divide the mushroom-seed mixture among the 6 to 8 gem squash halves.
6. Place in the oven for 20 – 30 minutes, checking the gem squash halves are soft before removing them from the oven.
7. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Note

Kid friendly option: Adding a mixture of vegan butta and nutritional yeast to a few of the gem squash halves, without the rest of the vegetables, might be the best kid friendly option if your kids are not fond of vegetables (like mine). 

The nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavour without any animal products, and as the name states, it’s nutritious too.