Butternut Squash Potato Mash (0 syns)
Replacing the half of your potato mash with butternut squash not only adds flavour but cuts the calories too. You can use this butternut squash potato mash as an accompaniment to many dishes where you would use the traditional potato recipe!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized butternut squash peeled and the seeds removed (you can peel a butternut squash with a good potato peeler)
- An equal size to the butternut squash of potatoes (about 3 large ones).
- Pinch of ground ginger optional
Method
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Boil the butternut squash.
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Boil the potatoes
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Mash each. (If you’ve got a potato ricer – even better, makes perfect mash)
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Mix the two mashes. Add a sprinkling of ginger (optional). Season with a little salt and pepper according to taste (0.5 tsp of each? perhaps 1 tsp salt)