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Grilled Pattypans Recipe

Just a few minutes and a handful of ingredients are all you’ll need for this scrumptious side dish. Hoisin sauce and rice wine vinegar give grilled pattypans Asian flair.

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Grilled Pattypans Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

5 10 15

Ingredients

6 cups pattypan squash (about 1-1/2 pounds)
1/4 cup apricot spreadable fruit
2 teaspoons hoisin sauce
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

Place squash in a grill wok or basket coated with cooking spray. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 4 minutes on each side or until tender.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Transfer squash to a serving bowl; add sauce and toss gently. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: If you do not have a grill wok or basket, use a disposable foil pan. Poke holes in the bottom of the pan with a meat fork to allow liquid to drain.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 54 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 127 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Grilled Pattypans in Light & Tasty August/September 2006, p49