Just as I’ve been loving winter squashes in my lunch salads, I have also been enjoying them as a dinner side or main. The combination of the squashes that warm you from the inside on a dreary day mixed with the melty goat cheese and refreshing pops of the pomegranate seeds make this dish a winter favorite in the Quinlan household. Serve it over Farro (great source of protein) and arugula (yay greens!) to take it up a notch.
Ingredients
Serves 2
- 1 butternut squash, cubed
- 1 acorn squash, halved
- 1/4 – 1/2 c goat cheese, depending on your preference
- 1/4 c pomegranate seeds
- 1/2 cooked Farro
- Drizzle of pure maple syrup
- Optional – make this dish a salad by serving over a bed of arugula
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and line one of your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- While the oven preheats, quarter the pomegranate and place it in a bowl to soak. This will make it easier to release the seeds from the rind.
- Next, wash and half the acorn squash. Scoop out the seeds and drizzle avocado oil on the acorn squash. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and lay face down on the lined baking sheet. Cook the acorn squash face down for 15 min, and then flip it face up and cook for another 10 – 15 min, or until soft enough to easily poke a fork through.
- Wash, peel, de-seed, and chop the butternut squash into cubes. Toss the butternut squash cubes in extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper and lay out flat on an unlined baking sheet. Cook for 15 – 20 min in the oven, or until soft enough to easily poke a fork through.
- Next, cook the Farro according to the package instructions.
- After the pomegranate has soaked, remove the seeds from the rind.
- Add the cooked Farro, butternut squash cubes and acorn squash (scooped out from the peel) to a bowl.
- Top with goat cheese and pomegranate seeds.
- Enjoy!
The best news about this dish? You can’t mess it up! When we made it this week I had some carrots to use up, so I threw them in instead of the butternut squash. Add what you have, leave what you don’t.
Let me know if you love this Winter Squash Medley as much as Billy and I do in the comments below. If you try it out, I would love for you to share a photo on Instagram and tag me @haven_quinlan. I love seeing your renditions of HxH recipes!
