Butternut and Sweet Potato Crumble

Name: Butternut and Sweet Potato Crumble
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks; 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 30 g butter; 30 g plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon dry English-style mustard; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 425 ml milk; 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped; 140 g gruyere cheese, grated; sea salt; fresh ground black pepper; 55 g coarse breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Submitted by Sherrie-pie

"A vegetarian dish which I use when I'm tired of meat. Simple to make and tasty. From Leith's Recipe of the Day. My children like it, my husband loves it. Can be made ahead and reheated. It will take 40 minutes to reheat from cold."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 medium butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
30 g butter
30 g plain flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dry English-style mustard
1 pinch cayenne pepper
425 ml milk
1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
140 g gruyere cheese, grated
sea salt
fresh ground black pepper
55 g coarse breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly grated

directions

Preheat oven to 190C/375F/gas mark 5.
Bring a large sauce of salted water to the boil, add the butternut and sweet potatoes and cook for ten minutes or until tender. Drain well.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the flour, mustard and cayenne pepper. Stir to combine and cook for one minute. Take the pan off the heat and add the cold milk gradually, stirring all the time.
Return the saucepan to the heat and bring to the boil, stirring, until the sauce is thick. Allow to simmer for two minutes. Remove from the heat, then add parsley and all but 2 tablespoon of the gruyere cheese. Season to taste.
Add the squash and sweet potatoes to the white sauce and stir to coat thoroughly. Tip the mixture into a baking dish.
Make the topping by mixing together the breadcrumbs, Parmesan and remaining Gruyere cheese. Sprinkle over the sweet potato and squash filling.
Bake in the oven for 20 - 30 minutes until bubbling and golden on top.

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Sherrie-pie

Not much to tell! I'm a South African living in London, mother of four rangingfrom 25 to 9. I am desperately trying to get my children's stories published - anyone out there interested? Until my ship sails in, I cook, eat everything and anything, and then diet like mad. I love experimenting with new recipes and I absolutely hate spoilt kids who visit and say? "what is THIS?" and push it away without trying. My favourite cookbook is Mrs Beeton's family cookbook. 1994 edition.

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