Category: 4 Ways

Roasted butternut squash is one of the easiest fall side dishes you can make. The hardest part is cutting the squash, but Kare from Kitchen Treaty has a lovely little tutorial about cutting up butternut squash without losing a limb, so I’ll direct you over there for that. Once your butternut squash is cut, you toss it in a little oil (anything with a high smoke point works), season it, and pop it in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 400ºF, stirring every 10-15 minutes. While the butternut squash is roasting, you can work on your main dish because other than the stirring, roasted butternut squash is a pretty hands-off endeavor. That’s the best kind of side dish, isn’t it? Here are 4 ways to roast butternut squash: Spicy Cholula // I’ve already done butternut squash with sriracha, so this time I used cholula. Toss the squash with oil, a little bit of cholula, and salt. Just before serving, you can scatter some coarsely chopped cilantro leaves over the squash. Although I haven’t tried it myself, I think a squeeze or two of lime juice would work well on this too. Sesame Tamari // Toss your butternut squash with oil […]