Chargrilled Summer Squash and Spring Onion with Whipped Ricotta & a Chilli Dressing - Ainsley Harrio

Chargrilled Summer Squash and Spring Onion with Whipped Ricotta & a Chilli Dressing - Ainsley Harrio

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Chargrilled summer squash and spring onion with whipped ricotta and chilli dressing, brought to you by Ainsley Harriott. Flavour-packed and perfect for any season.

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Ingredients

  • 250g tub of ricotta, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • juice and zest of ½ lemon
  • 2 large green courgettes, thickly sliced on the diagonal
  • 1 large yellow courgette, thickly sliced on the diagonal
  • 5-6 small pattypan squash, cut in half or quartered (or 1 large, cut into wedges)
  • 300g butternut squash, peeled, cut into 1cm medallions, then halved
  • 4 fat spring onion, cut in half lengthways
  • light olive oil, for drizzling and brushing
  • 1 lemon, cut in half
  • flaky sea salt
  • For the Dressing
  • 3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp of urfa chilli paste (or 1 tbsp rose harissa and a good pinch of urfa/ancho chilli flakes)
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • To Serve
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted
  • good handful of both mint and basil leaves, to garnish
  • warm flatbreads, for serving

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