Sticky Butternut Wedges with Mediterranean Orzo Salad

Name: Sticky Butternut Wedges with Mediterranean Orzo Salad
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 200 g Butternut (Cut into wedges); 3 g Dried Oregano; 2 g Rosemary (Finely chopped); 2 g Parsley (Finely chopped); 2 g Thyme (Finely chopped); 5 g Garlic (Finely chopped); 15 ml Olive Oil; 15 g Treacle Sugar; 15 ml Lemon Juice; 2 g Fine Salt; 1 g Fine Pepper; 50 g Orzo Pasta (Cooked al dente); 20 g Kalamata Olive (Pitted and cubed); 30 g Red Pepper (Diced); 30 g Red Onion (Diced); 30 g Plum Tomato (Chopped); 30 g Greek Feta Cheese (Crumbled); 5 g Parsley (Finely chopped); 30 g Cucumber (Diced); 10 ml Balsamic Vinegar; 10 g Treacle Sugar; 1 g Fine Pepper; 20 ml Olive Oil; 50 ml Coconut Cream; 1 g Garlic (Chopped); 1 g Fine Salt

You’ve heard of potato and even sweet potato wedges, well, now it’s time to try butternut wedges. These wedges are an absolute treat with hints of garlic and herbs especially coming through.

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The versatility of butternut

Butternut has a naturally sweet and nutty flavour which makes it that much more versatile in the kitchen. And with this wedges recipe, we will be playing around with the fact that butternut works brilliantly with both savoury and sweet flavours.

The savoury taste will come from the herbs (oregano, rosemary, parsley, thyme) and garlic mostly, while the sweet taste will come from the treacle sugar that is added to the marinade. And a sneaky taste of sour will pop through thanks to the lemon juice – but this will just enhance all the other delicious flavours.

The perfect salad

A delicious Orzo salad will be served along with the butternut wedges. And the Mediterranean influences of the salad will complement the wedges beautifully. The salad’s main ingredient is the Orzo pasta – a Greek pasta shaped like a large grain of rice. This filling and tasty salad are completed with fresh ingredients such as olives, red peppers and of course, feta cheese.

And lastly, all you have to do is blend the ingredients together to make the dressing. Once done, you are left with a sweet and tangy salad dressing to drizzle over your meal.

Sticky Butternut Wedges with Mediterranean Orzo Salad

Fresh and flavoursome, this Mediterranean dish of Sticky Butternut Wedges with Orzo Salad is a perfect meal for a warm and Sunny day!

Course Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword Butternut

Prep Time 1 30

Cook Time 1

Total Time 2 30

Author Nato Zondagh

Ingredients

For the Sticky Butternut Wedges

200 g Butternut Cut into wedges
3 g Dried Oregano
2 g Rosemary Finely chopped
2 g Parsley Finely chopped
2 g Thyme Finely chopped
5 g Garlic Finely chopped
15 ml Olive Oil
15 g Treacle Sugar
15 ml Lemon Juice
2 g Fine Salt
1 g Fine Pepper

For the Orzo Salad

50 g Orzo Pasta Cooked al dente
20 g Kalamata Olive Pitted and cubed
30 g Red Pepper Diced
30 g Red Onion Diced
30 g Plum Tomato Chopped
30 g Greek Feta Cheese Crumbled
5 g Parsley Finely chopped
30 g Cucumber Diced

For the Dressing

10 ml Balsamic Vinegar
10 g Treacle Sugar
1 g Fine Pepper
20 ml Olive Oil
50 ml Coconut Cream
1 g Garlic Chopped
1 g Fine Salt

Instructions

For the Sticky Butternut Wedges

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl & mix well.
Place butternut wedges & marinade in a bowl. Leave to marinade for 1 hour.
Line a baking tray with foil, brush with oil, arrange wedges on baking tray in single layer.
Drizzle with marinade.
Grill in oven @ 200'C for 30 min to an hour until sticky and cooked through.