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roasted acorn squash with tahini sauce

simple roasted acorn squash

This simple roasted acorn squash with tahini sauce is the perfect plant based side dish.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 27 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 3
Calories 238 kcal

Ingredients
  

Acorn Squash

  • 1 large acorn squash - sliced into ½ inch thick slices I like to slice mine "half moon" style
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil of choice ie olive, avocado, etc
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Tahini Sauce

  • ¼ cup tahini
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or sub another culinary vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic - grated
  • 2-3 tablespoon water adjust to your thickness preference
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • black pepper to taste

toppings

  • ¼ cup fresh chopped scallions
  • 3-4 tablespoons crumbled vegan or regular feta optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Toss squash in salt/pepper, oil and spices. Add squash to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Roast for 30-35 minutes until softened.
  • Add all tahini sauce ingredients to a bowl. Mix until smooth.
  • Add squash to a plate and drizzle with tahini sauce. Top with scallions and feta.

Notes

This makes about 3  servings of squash.

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 200mgPotassium: 640mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 707IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 2mg
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