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Roasted Acorn Squash and Honey

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Stephen Hamilton

Few side dishes are better on a cool fall evening than roasted acorn squash sweetened with just a little honey and made even mellower with nutmeg and fresh sage leaves. When I catch a whiff of it coming from the oven, I feel warm and comforted, and you will, too.

Ingredients

2

acorn squash (about 1 pound each)

2

tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1

/4 teaspoon grated fresh nutmeg

2

tablespoons honey

8

sage leaves, chopped

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Split the squash in half and scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Cut the squash halves into quarters and place in a mixing bowl, leaving the skin on the squash sections. Toss the squash with the olive oil, nutmeg, honey, and sage leaves. Lay the squash pieces, cut sides down, on a baking sheet. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the squash flesh begins to turn golden brown and is tender. Season the squash with salt and pepper.

    Step 2

    Arrange the squash on a serving platter.

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From Art Smith's Healthy Comfort © 2013 by Art Smith. Reprinted with permission by Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.