Green Beans With Butternut Squash Tofu And Maple Syrup Glaze

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Great dish. A wonderful experience for your whole mouth, tastes even better served with salad and fresh crusty bread. My mother-in-law introduced it to me, and it is now one of my favourite dishes... It is from crank's vegetarian cook book.

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Steps

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Top and tail green beans.

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Cut tofu into about 16 cubes.

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Chop almonds into slivers.

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Remove seeds from squash and cut into strips.

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Pre-heat oven highest setting.

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Mix 1 table spoon of olive oil , tabasco , salt and pepper.

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Put squash , garlic and onion into roasting tin.

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Baste squash , garlic , and onion with olive oil mixture.

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Tuck garlic cloves and almonds into and among the squash.

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Roast for 25 minutes and steam beans.

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Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in smal pan , add tofu and fry for a minute on high heat.

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Add tamari , reduce heat and fry until well browned and crisp in places.

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After the squash , garlic and onions have been in for 25 minutes , glaze with maple syrup and mix.

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Place tofu on top of roast mixture , and put it back into the oven for another 2 minutes.

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Ingredients

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olive oil, tabasco sauce, sea salt, ground black pepper, butternut squash, garlic cloves, red onions, green beans, firm tofu, tamari, whole almonds, maple syrup