Secrets
- A hot oven at 200 °C (400 °F) to brown the edges before the flesh gets mushy.
- Add the walnuts only during the last 5 minutes so they stay sweet.
- Add the feta after baking (or during the last 3 minutes) so it stays creamy and soft.
When you only have ten minutes on a weeknight, oven-roasted butternut squash is unbeatable: cut into half-moons, its thin skin is even edible once nicely golden.
Fresh out of the oven, the contrast between the piping-hot honeyed squash, crumbled fresh feta, and toasted walnuts makes a complete dinner.
Step-by-step recipe check off as you go
Cut into half-moons
Preheat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F). Wash the butternut squash, halve it lengthwise, scoop out the seeds, and cut it into 1.5 cm slices (peeled, or with the skin thoroughly scrubbed).
Coat with oil and honey
Arrange the slices in a single layer on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Drizzle with olive oil and honey, season with salt and pepper, and scatter with thyme.
Roast at high heat
Bake for 30 minutes at 200 °C (400 °F). In the last 5 minutes, scatter the walnut halves across the sheet so they toast without burning.
Popotam's tipDo not overlap the slices on the baking sheet: direct contact with the hot sheet is what caramelizes them.Crumble the feta
As soon as it comes out of the oven, generously crumble the feta over the piping-hot squash and serve right away.
And there you go, it's ready
Check off every step to bring out the golden baking sheet.
Secrets for perfectly caramelized squash what makes all the difference
Storage and make-ahead
It keeps for 3 days in the fridge and is delicious warm in a lentil or quinoa salad.
Variations
- With fresh goat cheese or Fourme d'Ambert blue cheese instead of feta.
- A few pomegranate seeds or dried cranberries just before serving.
- With red kuri squash cut into wedges.
Frequently asked questions
Peut-on vraiment laisser la peau de la butternut au four ?
Oui, coupée en tranches fines et rôtie à 200 °C avec de l'huile, la peau d'une jeune butternut devient tendre. Sinon, un coup d'économe prend 2 minutes.
Avec quoi la servir pour un repas plus copieux ?
Du quinoa, des lentilles vertes tièdes ou une belle tranche de pain au levain grillé.
Par quoi remplacer le miel ?
Du sirop d'érable ou une pincée de cassonade.
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