Delicata squash at Trader Joe for 99 cents = a new favorite recipe

[NRaleighLiberal]

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ends up a bit like this half an hour later



I cut the ends off the squash, then cut in half and scooped out the seeds and strands. It was a pretty fat one, so I cut each half the long way - then sliced into 1/2 inch pieces and tossed them into a big bowl - no need to peel. I added a chopped sweet onion.

Preheated the oven to 450.

In a small glass bowl, I melted 1 tbsp of butter in the microwave, then added 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, some black pepper, 1/2 tsp rosemary and 1 tsp thyme - mixed it up and poured it over the squash and onion blend....then when that was coated, put it into a roasting pan to that it was in a single layer. Pop into the oven and roast for 30 minutes, turning a few times so that the squash and onions get nicely browned.

While that was roasting, we toasted some walnuts and cooked some quinoa.

The roasted veggies over quinoa topped with walnuts was quite amazing - a new favorite winter dinner dish.

We also made some roasted cauliflower (one large head broken into florets) and coarsely chopped sweet peppers tossed with some lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, salt and pepper alongside the squash - cooked at the same temp for the same time.

This is how we get over the loss of summer tomatoes - move to roasting lots of other veggies.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Squashes are one of the biggest crops around here...

with "pumpkin farms" abounding.

So, I buy squash like crazy this time of year, and what I don't eat now, I cook up and freeze to have through the spring.

Delicatas and acorns I might cut in half, clean out the seeds, and stuff with anything from some canned salmon to spinach and mushrooms with cheese-- basically, anything I have around. Then I bake 'em. Microwave works, too, and is faster. If I'm cooking for a party, I'll get a big-ass Hubbard squash and stuff it. Or, I might just nuke it, butter it, and eat it with a spoon.

Beats potatoes.

Pumpkin soup? There is no recipe. Made some the other day with a cheese pumpkin (my personal favorite for soups and pies) and some others like a small turban and a butternut. Cut 'em up, cook 'em in chicken stock and season with pumpkin pie spice plus a little chipotle, a little adobe, a little this and a little that...

Took the stick blender and got it nice and creamy while adding coconut milk, coconut flour, and half&half. Then plopped in a can of garbanzos and another can of black beans. Some sliced up green and red peppers for more color. Onions, radishes... knock yourself out.

Then, get a Halloween pumpkin and hollow it out for the bowl.

[Suich]

2. I just bought one of these this afternoon!

Never had one before and was looking for what to do with it!

Thanks for the recipe! Will try it tomorrow.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. let me know what you think....really subtle flavor, not too sweet, like a good yukon gold potato in

a way.