Roasted Butternut Squash with Apple Cider Reduction

Cooking for a family with multiple food allergies can get tiring after a while, so it's a real treat when someone else makes an allergy-friendly dish for us.  At Thanksgiving, Uncle Mike brought a delicious squash and apple side dish to dinner that we all loved, and he was kind enough to share the recipe with me so I could share it with you!  Mike is a chef at the Honest Weight Food Co-Op in Albany, New York, and he whips up organic and vegan foods for a living, so you can be sure this dish is yummy :)  Thanks Uncle Mike!


Roasted Butternut Squash with Apple Cider Reduction

2 medium butternut squash
2 large apples (Galas are good)
1 large bunch of kale
12 chestnuts
2 to 3 cups of walnuts
4 cups apple cider
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp mulling cider spice

Peel and de-seed butternut. Cut into bite-size cubes, coat with olive oil, sea salt and pepper, then roast in a 350 degree oven until fork tender.

Cut an X into the skin of the chestnuts. Roast them in the oven while the squash is roasting. Let them cool a little then peel and chop.

Chop and toast the walnuts on a baking sheet.

Peel and cut apples into bite size cubes. Put apple cider, apple cider vinegar and spices in a pot.  Bring to a boil then simmer and let it reduce for at least 15 minutes.  Add the apples at the last 5 minutes.

De-rib and rough chop the kale.  Pour the apple cider mixture over the it and stir well until the kale softens.  Add squash, walnuts and chestnuts and mix well.  Serve warm.

Chef Mike at Honest Weight

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