Description
This Roasted Hasselback Delicata Squash recipe offers an elegant and flavorful side dish perfect for Thanksgiving or any fall meal. The squash is thinly sliced Hasselback style, roasted with fresh rosemary, garlic, and glazed with a sweet and spicy maple-chili sauce for a delightful balance of taste and texture.
Ingredients
Scale
Squash and Aromatics
- 2 delicata squash
- 8 small sprigs rosemary
- 4-6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
Glaze
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp hot sauce (such as Sriracha)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it’s hot and ready for roasting the squash.
- Prepare Glaze: In a small saucepan, combine the olive oil, maple syrup, hot sauce, and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, which will help meld the flavors together into a smooth glaze.
- Prepare Squash: Place the whole delicata squash cut side down in a baking dish. Slice the squash thinly in Hasselback style but avoid cutting all the way through, allowing the squash to fan out while roasting.
- Add Aromatics: Nestle the rosemary sprigs and sliced garlic within the thin slices of the squash to infuse it with aromatic flavors during roasting.
- Apply Glaze and Roast: Brush some of the maple syrup-chili glaze generously onto the squash. Place the baking dish in the oven and roast for 15 minutes.
- Baste and Continue Roasting: Remove the baking dish from the oven, baste the squash again with the glaze, and return to the oven to roast for another 15 minutes.
- Final Baste and Roast: Repeat the basting process and roast the squash for an additional 15 minutes until it is tender and nicely caramelized.
- Serve: Serve the roasted Hasselback delicata squash warm or at room temperature for a delicious side dish.
Notes
- This dish makes a delicious and elegant addition to any Thanksgiving or fall meal.
- The glaze’s balance of maple syrup and hot sauce adds a perfect sweet and spicy kick.
- Use fresh rosemary and garlic to maximize flavor infusion.
- You can adjust the heat by varying the amount of hot sauce used.
- Delicata squash skin is edible and becomes tender when roasted.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 94 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 42 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
