Roasted Acorn Squash with Walnuts and Cranberries

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Season: Fall

Inspired Taste

Roast acorn squash in the oven and top with butter, crunchy walnuts and sweet cranberries. It's stunning on the table and a definite crowd-pleaser. The squash itself takes just about an hour--not bad, since there really isn’t much hands-on time required at all.

Other options: Try substituting pecans or almonds for walnuts or use dried blueberries, dried cherries, dried figs or even golden raisins instead of the cranberries. Add a little maple syrup or spice it up with some sriracha or hot sauce.

Ingredients:

• 2 acorn squash
• 1-2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 4 tbsp. butter
• 1/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cut the squash in half and use a spoon to remove all the seeds from the squash then carefully cut each half into 4 wedges.
3. Place the wedges into a large baking dish then drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and brown sugar.
4. Bake the squash in the oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until soft and caramelized around the edges.
5. Remove the squash from the oven. In a small saucepan over medium heat add the butter, walnuts and cranberries; cook until the butter is melted, then sprinkle over the squash. Serve, and enjoy!

Original recipe at inspiredtaste.net.

Keywords: winter squash