Cumin Rubbed Roasted Acorn Squash with Sage Garlic Butter

Name: How to cook Cumin Rubbed Roasted Acorn Squash with Sage Garlic Butter - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Felice

Cumin Rubbed Roasted Acorn Squash with Sage Garlic Butter

Nothing is more perfect in the autumn than a roasted winter squash. Roasting really brings out their sweetness and nuttiness, and in combination with spices & herbs, they're out of this world! Sage is a classic pairing with winter squashes, but cumin is great too, so I tried them together and loved it! Acorn, butternut, kabocha- they all work great with this recipe :)

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

55 mins

acorn squash (butternut or kabocha squash work too)

1 Tbsp

olive or vegetable oil

1-2 tsp

ground cumin

to taste

Salt & pepper

2 tsp

sage

1 clove

garlic

2 Tbsp

unsalted butter

handful

pecans, walnuts or other nuts (optional - to garnish)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Ingredients! Go ahead and preheat oven to 450F/230C. Wash off any dirt from the squashes skin. Cut the squash in half with a heavy knife and scoop out the seeds.

* Step 2

Drizzle a little oil over the inside of the squash halves, sprinkle with a good amount of cumin and some salt & pepper. Rub it in with your hands.

* Step 3

Lightly grease baking pan with oil. Place squash, cut-side down, onto the pan.

* Step 4

Bake for 35-45 minutes until it's soft enough to easily pierce with a fork. Remove from oven and let cool.

* Step 5

Slice garlic thinly and chop up the sage leaves if using fresh ones. On medium-low heat, melt about 2 Tbsp butter in a pot or pan. Add garlic and sage.

* Step 6

Fry sage and garlic until garlic is light brown. The butter may brown a little but that's okay. Just keep an eye on it so the butter or the garlic doesn't burn! Remove from heat when finished.