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Bring up the subject of winter squash in a crowd and someone will immediately say they don't like it. When I hear this, I always wonder whether the person has ever tried roasted squash. Of course I'm a believer in roasting vegetables of every kind, but winter squash takes especially kindly to roasting at high temperatures, turning golden, slightly sweet, and caramelized while it cooks. Roasted squash also pairs well with lots of other delicious flavors such as butter, lemon, lime, orange, tahini, soy sauce, herbs, maple, feta cheese, blue cheese, nuts, and garlic, so the possibilities are pretty much endless.
You've probably heard that BlogHer is doing A Month of Side Dishes during December, and I think roasted winter squash is about as good as it gets for a winter side dish, so I'm writing today to propose you try one of these recipes for your weekend menu. If you're already a roasted winter squash convert and have a good recipe of your own that features roasted winter squash, please share your recipe or link in the comments, or better yet, add it to BlogHer.com for the Month of Side Dishes.
Photo of Peeled Butternut Squash
from Kalyn's Kitchen
Some Winter Squash Basics
Do You Know the Difference Between Winter Squash and Pumpkin? from BlogHer.com
Winter Squash 101 (Plus 18 Recipes) from Cheap Healthy Good
How to Peel and Cut a Butternut Squash from Simply Recipes
How to Peel and Cut Up a Butternut Squash from Kalyn's Kitchen
How to Cut, Peel, and Cube a Butternut Squash and Keep All Ten Fingers from A Veggie Venture
Photo of Oven-Baked Winter Squash with Herbs, Orange, and Pistachio
from Lucullian Delights
In Tuscany, Ilva from Lucullian Delights creates Oven-Baked Winter Squash with Herbs, Orange, and Pistachio Nuts, a combination I think sounds delightful.
Photo of Roasted Butternut Squash and Thyme Crumble
from White on Rice Couple
It's only a little more work to assemble than plain roasted squash, and this Roasted Butternut Squash and Thyme Crumble from White on Rice Couple looks like it would be worth the effort!
Photo of Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple
from Kitchen Parade
I love this idea of pairing Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple from Kitchen Parade, which might be a good way to get the kids to try roasted squash.
Photo of Roasted Kabocha Squash with an Orange Honey Glaze
from Food Blogga
If you haven't heard of Kabocha Squash, Susan from Food Blogga explains what it is, but if you can't find it just use some other type of squash to make her Roasted Kabocha Squash with an Orange Honey Glaze.
Photo of Roasted Butternut Squash with Rosemary, Pecans, and Gorgonzola Cheese
from Kalyn's Kitchen
Finally, I have a lot of "favorite" butternut squash recipes, but this version of Roasted Butternut Squash with Rosemary, Pecans, and Gorgonzola Cheese might be my favorite out of all the favorites!
Ten More Ideas for Roasted Winter Squash that I'd Happily Cook and Eat:
Roasted Acorn Squash with Goat Cheese and Tahini Dressing ~ from Chez Us
Sweet Roasted Rosemary Acorn Squash Wedges ~ from The Pioneer Woman Cooks
Potimarron (Roasted Pumpkin) ~ from David Lebovitz
Chili Roasted Winter Squash ~ from dlyn
Roasted Butternut Squash with Maple Glaze ~ from A Veggie Venture
Roasted Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar and Butter ~ from Sweetnicks
Roasted Delicata Squash ~ from My Own Sweet Thyme
Roasted Winter Squash with Brown Butter and Sage ~ from Recipe Girl
Roasted Butternut Squash and Potatoes ~ from Eat This
Roasted Winter Squash with Feta Cheese ~ from Just Hungry
More Roasted Squash Goodness on BlogHer.com
Put Roasted Winter Squash on the Menu
Butternut Squash is a Beautiful Thing
(Every week on BlogHer, we spotlight five recipes with a common theme for a feature called Weekend Menu Planning, hoping one of them might make it onto the menu at your house. You can find previous recipes shared by checking the Weekend Menu Planning Archives or clicking the tag Weekend Menu Planning.)
Kalyn Denny also blogs at Kalyn's Kitchen where she's focused on creating low-glycemic recipes using fresh ingredients. Kalyn is so enthused about roasting winter squash that she recently rounded up her Five Favorite Recipes for Roasted Winter Squash.
