Spaghetti squash is kind of a magical vegetable. If you cut it open before cooking, it looks like a normal, solid, bright yellow squash. But after cooking, with a simple scrape of a fork, it separates into impressively long, slightly crisp strands! There are many recipes out there that substitute this squash for pasta, and with good reason -- it’s almost as satisfying topped with tomato sauce as actual spaghetti is. But I find there are fewer recipes that treat this vegetable as an actual squash, complementing its flavor rather than trying to hide it.
But this recipe treats the squash as squash, giving the whole thing a quick cook in the microwave before tossing the strands with a beautifully spiced butter. The strands soak up the flavor of the spices perfectly, and the dish manages to be both light and luxurious, the butter lending just the right amount of indulgence to the steamed vegetable.
Serves 6 as a side dish. Adapted from Gourmet.
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