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A Hasselback butternut squash, on a plate and ready to eat

Hasselback Butternut Squash Recipe

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This Hasselback Butternut Squash with spicy maple cardamom honey and coconut yogurt sauce makes such a festive and impressive holiday side dish.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 271
Author Abril Macías

Ingredients

Squash

Maple Cardamom Honey

Coconut Yogurt Sauce

Instructions

Butternut Squash

  • Preheat the oven to 425 °F and prepare a baking tray covered with parchment paper.
  • Cut the butternut squash halfway through, remove the seeds with a spoon and use a large Y peeler to remove the skin and white flesh below.
  • Use a basting brush to cover the squash halves with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and season heavily with salt and freshly ground pepper all the way around. Place on the baking tray, with the cut side facing down and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and transfer to a cutting board. Then, score rounded sides of squash halves crosswise, going as deep as possible but without cutting all the way through. Drizzle brown sugar over the squash halves and return them to the baking tray.
  • Bake for another 45-50 minutes. In the last 10 minutes, brush the squash halves with the maple cardamom honey, return to the oven with the broiler on to finish baking.

Maple Cardamom Honey

  • Meanwhile, in a small pot over medium low heat, bloom the crushed cardamom pods and chili flakes in 4 tablespoons of olive oil for about 45 seconds.
  • Remove from the stove, add maple syrup, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and ½ teaspoon salt; whisk quickly until the mix comes together and return to the stove. Allow the maple cardamom honey to boil for one minute and take off the heat.

Vegan Coconut Yogurt

  • Mix the coconut yogurt with 1 teaspoon lemon juice and ½ teaspoon salt.

Serve

  • Enjoy the hasselback squash right away, drizzle with the maple cardamom honey and serve with a side of vegan coconut yogurt sauce.

Notes

Try out a few of our other favorite vegan side dishes like these Vegan Scalloped Potatoes or this Dairy-Free Green Bean Casserole.

Nutrition

Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 602mg | Potassium: 798mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 20080IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 149mg | Iron: 2mg