Butternut Squash Rounds Stuffed with Mozzarella and Smoked Ham

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash (cut into rounds; the quantity and size are not specified)
• salt (to taste; for seasoning the rounds and mozzarella)
• pepper (to taste; for seasoning the rounds, filling, and mozzarella)
• olive oil (a little, to season the rounds, sauté the filling, and finish the mozzarella)
• 1 shallot (thinly sliced lengthwise)
• 1 gousse garlic (minced)
• sun-dried tomatoes (finely sliced; quantity not specified)
• basil (a little; roughly chopped)
• oregano (quantity not specified)
• Espelette pepper (quantity not specified)
• 1 noix butter (to bind the filling)
• mozzarella (a few slices for the filling and to top the rounds before gratinating; quantity not specified)
• smoked ham (generous slices; remove the rind and cut in half to wrap the filling; quantity not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Cut the butternut squash into rounds and arrange them for baking.

2. 2

   Season the rounds with salt, pepper, and a little olive oil.

3. 3

   Bake at 180 °C for at least 30 to 35 minutes.

4. 4

   While the squash is cooking, thinly slice the shallot lengthwise and mince the garlic clove.

5. 5

   Finely slice the sun-dried tomatoes and set them aside with the other prepared ingredients.

6. 6

   When the rounds are cooked, cut out circles from the squash using a ring cutter. Set the circles aside, then roughly dice the remaining flesh.

7. 7

   Roughly chop a little basil.

8. 8

   Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan. Add the shallot and garlic and sauté them.

9. 9

   Add the diced butternut squash flesh and sauté it, flavoring it with the herbs mentioned.

10. 10

    Add the sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, Espelette pepper, salt, pepper, and basil. Sauté again to combine.

11. 11

    Add a knob of butter to bind the filling, then remove the pan from the heat and set the filling aside.

12. 12

    Gratinate a few slices of mozzarella on the underside of the reserved butternut squash circles.

13. 13

    Remove the rind from the smoked ham, cut the slices in half, and prepare them for wrapping the filling.

14. 14

    Wrap the filling in the smoked ham and close the portions. Add mozzarella on top, then season it with salt, pepper, and a little olive oil.

15. 15

    Bake at 210 °C for 12 minutes, until the mozzarella is well gratinated.

16. 16

    Serve once the top is well gratinated.

Notes

The exact quantities are not provided for most ingredients. The transcript indicates gratinating slices of mozzarella on the underside of the butternut squash circles, without specifying when or how to place them on the dish before assembly; the intermediate cooking step is not detailed.

Nutrition per serving

• main course
• autumn
• oven-baked
• gratinated
• squash
• mozzarella
• smoked ham