Melissa Hemsley Hasselback Squash Recipe | Vegetarian Christmas Mains

Ingredients

• 1 large squash (about 1.5kg), save the seeds
• 2 tbsp ghee or oil
• 8 garlic cloves, unpeeled
• 1 big bunch of grapes (black or red look best), the bunch split in half
• 8 bay leaves, fresh if you can get them
• 4 fresh rosemary or thyme sprigs
• 1 orange, sliced into 6 rounds
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• sea salt and black pepper
• 500g fresh small Brussels sprouts, finely shredded
• 1 big handful of walnuts, pecans or almonds
• 1 large crunchy apple, chopped or in matchsticks
• 1 big handful of dried fruit, such as raisins or cranberries
• 1 handful of blue cheese, Cheddar, pecorino or crumbled feta
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 9 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 5 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tsp raw honey or maple syrup