Winter Squash with HempNut Filling
Enjoy this scrumptious, sweet winter squash, baked to perfection and deliciously balanced with the rich, nutty flavor of hempseed.
Servings
6 to 8
Ready In:
1 hour
Calories:
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Good For:
Side Dish
Introduction
About this Recipe
By: HempNut Cookbook
I cannot think of a more wonderful, special occasion side dish. Yum!
Ingredients
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 to 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- Sea salt
- 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 2 to 3 teaspoons grated zest of 1 fresh lemon
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/3 cup shelled hempseed
- 1 tablespoon hempseed oil
- 2 to 3 sprigs fresh parsley, minced
- 2 winter squash, halved and seeded (use acorn, butternut or hokkaido pumpkin)
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
Step 2
Place small amount of olive oil in a skillet. Add the onion and garlic and place over the medium heat.
Step 3
When the onion begins to sizzle, add a pinch of salt and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.
Step 4
Stir in the apple, celery and lemon zest, and season lightly with salt. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 5
Remove from heat and stir in raisins, hempseed, hempseed oil and parsley.
Step 6
Arrange squash in baking dish and spoon filling mixture evenly into the cavities of the squash.
Step 7
Pour 1/2 inch of water in the dish. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
Step 8
Uncover and bake until the squash is quite tender and the filling is lightly browned, about 15 minutes longer.
Step 9
To serve, slice the stuffed squash halves into 3 or 4 wedges. Enjoy!