Photo: Butternut Squash with Pecans and Blue Cheese Recipe
This has many strings to its bow: it serves as a vegetarian alternative to the Christmas/Thanksgiving turkey; it gussies up a plate of cold leftover turkey; it adds the right balance of mellow warmth and tang to any plain wintry dish; and it is a good whole meal on days when you just feel fleshed-out.
Ingredients
- 4-pounds 8-ounces butternut squash
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 stalks fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup crumbled Roquefort or other blue cheese
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Halve the squash, leaving the skin on, and scoop out the seeds, then cut into 1-inch cubes; you don't need to be precise just keep the pieces uniformly small.
Put into a roasting tin with the oil and strip about 4 stalks thyme of their leaves, sprinkling over the butternut squash. If you can't get any fresh thyme, sprinkle over dried.
Roast in the oven for about 30 to 45 minutes or until tender.
Once out of the oven, remove the squash to a bowl and scatter over the pecans and crumble over the cheese tossing everything together gently. Check the seasoning and add the last couple of stalks of thyme torn into small sprigs to decorate.
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By janetmpayne
Hertfordshire
on November 03, 2012
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Absolutely lovely different way to serve all my favourite things i.e. squash, pecans and blue cheese .........yummy
By Wine-O
Orlando, FL
on October 15, 2012
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I absolutely love this! I used 1/2 of my butternut squash for a different recipe and used the remaining half in this. I used salt, pepper, and dried thyme with a little olive oil and roasted the squash in the slow cooker. Next time, I will watch it a little closer because when I sliced the squash, it was a mushy. Still delicious though. I had gorgonzola so I added that with the pecans and cranberries. I really like it room temperature or warm. Thanks!!!
By bill_dodds_12555202
Chicago, 52
on October 08, 2012
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Haven't made it yet, but I will. Just a quick FYI. Half and remove the seeds from the squash. Put inthe micro for 30 secs. Peels very easy that way.
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