Spaghetti Squash Salad with Tomato, Basil & Feta ♥
Spaghetti Squash - do they have their own flavor or simply deliver other flavors? So far, my vote's on 'delivery'. This particular spaghetti squash was home-grown, just-picked and small (maybe a pound versus the typical three-pound footballs from the grocery) so I figured if ever there were flavor to be found, this was it. Nope. But nonetheless, this salad - which 'delivers' fresh tomato, basil and feta - was quite good and easy to pull together. Spaghetti squash does have its compensations. It has virtually no calories and cooks in a flash (here, in the microwave). So -- as long as we expect no flavor from the squash itself, it's a perfect delivery vehicle. NEXT TIME I'll be tempted to put the salad into a casserole dish and warm through to serve hot. I'm quite sure that the inspiring recipe intended this to be a warm side dish, but spaghetti squash doesn't hold heat so it just didn't turn out that way. I'll also use all tomatoes versus a