Recipe Review of Spaghetti Squash with Edamame-Cilantro Pesto

Jan 092011

When I found out I was getting cilantro from my KYV Farm Share (CSA) I immediately pulled up “My Recipes“ and typed in cilantro. The first thing that popped up was this recipe and it had to be fate because the only thing I needed to buy was a bit of parmesan!

I decided to cook only one spaghetti squash and reserve half the pesto for another use which happened to be over grilled fish and scallops. It added such cool freshness to the grilled seafood, and with a bit of tangy plain Greek yogurt it was perfection.

Spaghetti Squash with Edamame-Cilantro Pesto

Slightly altered from Cooking Light

3 servings

(serving size: 1 1/2 cups squash, 1/2 cup edamame pesto, and 2 teaspoons cheese)

(1 1/2 cups pesto will be reserved for later use with this recipe)

***6 WW Pts Plus

Ingredients

1 (2 1/2-pound) spaghetti squash
Cooking spray
1/8 tsp coarse sea salt, plus additional 1/4 tsp for pesto
Garlic powder, to taste
2 cups packed fresh cilantro leaves
1 cup vegetable or chicken broth
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound frozen shelled edamame (green soybeans), thawed
1/8 cup (1/2 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Cut squash in half and discard seeds (or reserve to toast which is what I did!). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and place cut sides down. Bake 1 hour. Let cool and scrape inside of squash. Season with 1/8 tsp sea salt and garlic powder, to taste.

2. Place cilantro through edamame plus 1/4 tsp sea salt in a food processor. Pulse until combined well.

3. Serve pesto over spaghetti squash and sprinkle with cheese.

Nutritional Information from website
Calories:233 (29% from fat)
Fat:7.6g (sat 1.3g,mono 2.8g,poly 2.4g)
Protein:12.5g
Carbohydrate:31.3g
Fiber:8.8g
Cholesterol:3mg
Iron:3mg
Sodium:533mg

Calcium:182mg

10 Responses to “Recipe Review of Spaghetti Squash with Edamame-Cilantro Pesto”

Heather (Where's the Beach) says:

January 9, 2011 at 3:09 pm

This is the 2nd cilantro pesto I've seen this week. I'm not a huge cilantro fan, but this looks really good. And I totally forgot to pick up spaghetti squash at the store.

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Katerina says:

January 9, 2011 at 9:08 pm

This is such a healthy meal. The colors and flavors are unique.

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Dawn Dishes It Out says:

January 10, 2011 at 2:50 pm

I love making cilantro pesto. It's probably my favorite ingredient in the entire world!

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Tasha says:

January 10, 2011 at 8:05 pm

I was just reading a recipe of cilantro pesto last night and wondering why I've never made it before. Love the idea of serving it over spaghetti squash.

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Cardamom Hills says:

January 11, 2011 at 9:31 am

that photo looks awesome!! congratz on the top nine!

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meltingbutter.com says:

January 11, 2011 at 9:39 am

great photography… very professional looking styling too!

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ping says:

January 11, 2011 at 3:40 pm

Beautiful sense of style! Congrats on top 9!

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Jessica says:

January 11, 2011 at 6:12 pm

So healthy and so delicious looking! Thanks for posting this!

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visda says:

January 11, 2011 at 11:37 pm

beautiful dish. I love cilantro and Edamame both. what a great combination.

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Nealz says:

January 12, 2011 at 6:25 pm

This sounds fantastic. Might pair up nicely with the smoked Ono I have planned this week. Plenty of cilantro growing in the backyard right now too.

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