Pureed Roasted Squash And Sweet Potatoes Food

BROWN SUGAR BAKED SWEET POTATOES AND ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F with racks in upper and lower thirds.
• Toss sweet potatoes and squash with butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Divide between two 17-by 11-inch 4-sided sheet pans. Bake, switching position of pans halfway through, 25 minutes.
• Stir together brown sugar and nutmeg. Turn vegetable slices and sprinkle evenly with sugar mixture. Bake until golden and tender, 35 to 40 minutes more.

PUREED ROASTED SQUASH AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F; cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil and brush with olive oil.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds and fibers; place flesh side down on baking sheet.
• Pierce the sweet potatoes with a paring knife in a few places and place them also on the baking sheet.
• Bake until thoroughly tender, about 1 hour; remove from oven and let cool to touch.
• Meanwhile, bring 1 quart of water to a boil and add the orange and lemon zest; boil for about 3 minutes and drain, reserving the zests.
• Remove the skins from the squash and sweet potatoes and mash either with a fork, potato masher, stand mixer (fitted with the paddle), or a food mill (a food processor could result in a mixture that is too watery).
• Stir in the drained zests, cinnamon, olive oil, salt and pepper; turn into a large skillet Lynne Rossetto Kasperor saucepan and cook, over medium heat, stirring, until thick and steamy, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• NOTE: You can bake the squash and sweet potatoes up to 2 days in advance and reheat.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND SWEET POTATO PURéE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray large baking sheet with cooking spray. Place squash and yams on prepared baking sheet, cut side down. Roast until very tender, about 1 hour. Cool slightly. Scoop out flesh and transfer to large saucepan. Mash with potato masher until smooth. Stir in broth and ras el hanout. Season puree to taste with salt and pepper. (Puree can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, bell pepper, and sugar. Sauté until onions are golden brown and tender, about 15 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm before continuing.)
• Bring puree to simmer, adding more broth to thin if necessary. Stir in 3/4 of onion-bell pepper mixture. Transfer to serving bowl. Top with remaining onion-bell pepper mixture and serve.

ROASTED SQUASH AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Halve squash and sweet potatoes.
• Remove seeds from squash.
• Place vegetables, cut side down, on lightly greased rimmed baking sheet; cover with foil and bake 350F oven for about 50 mins or til almost tender.
• Scrape out flesh; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; cook onions, stirring often, for 5 to 10 mins or til softened.
• Add flour; cook, stirring to coat onions for 1 minute.
• Add stock, pumpkin,squash, and sweet potato.
• Bring to boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for 30 minutes or til tender.
• Let cool slightly.
• In blender or food processor, puree soup in batches til smooth.
• Return to clean saucepan and whisk in cream, giner, nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper.
• Season with salt to taste.

SILKY SWEET POTATO PUREE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position; heat to 425 degrees. Place potatoes on a foil-lined pan; bake 45 to 60 minutes, until tender. Peel when cool enough to handle.
• Puree with salt and pepper in a food processor. With motor running, gradually add milks through feeder tube, then butter. Process until silken. (Can make up to 2 days ahead; store in an airtight container.) Reheat and serve.

ROAST SWEET POTATO, SQUASH & GARLIC MASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Peel and cut the squash and sweet potatoes into chunks. Divide between 2 roasting tins with the garlic and red chilli. Toss with the oil.
• Roast for 45 mins. Halve and deseed the chilli, then chop. Squeeze out the garlic and mash everything together. Season and drizzle with oil to serve. Great with roast chicken, chorizo, blue cheese.

SWEET POTATO SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° and cut the sweet potatoes in half.
• Cut the butternut squash in half vertically and scrape out the seeds.
• Put the vegetables, cut side up, in a baking pan and bake, uncovered, until they are very soft, at least 1 1/2 hours.
• Scoop the potato and squash out of the skins, combine them, and mash until smooth.
• Put the orange juice, margarine, and cinnamon sticks in a small saucepan and heat, reducing until it is about 1/4 cup syrup.
• Discard cinnamon sticks and stir orange syrup into the mashed vegetables.

ROASTED SQUASH PUREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place squash halves, skin side up, on an oiled rimmed baking sheet. Bake until fork-tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Remove from oven. Turn over; let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Scoop the flesh into a food processor, and discard skin. Puree until smooth. Refrigerate squash puree in an airtight container up to 4 days or store in the freezer up to 1 month.

BALSAMIC ROASTED SWEET POTATOES AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, toss together the potatoes, squash, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, butter, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
• Arrange the vegetables in a single layer in two 9-by-13-inch baking pans. Transfer pans to oven, and roast vegetables until golden and tender, 45 to 50 minutes, rotating the pans between the shelves halfway through roasting.
• Remove the pans from oven, and allow vegetables to cool slightly. Toss the vegetables with the arugula. Drizzle with additional olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and serve immediately.

MY SPICED BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SWEET POTATO, CARROT AND ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• If you are using a fresh butternut squash, cut it in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Peel it and cut it into 1-inch chunks.
• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until it softens, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger root and cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• While the onions are cooking, peel and dice the sweet potato and carrots.
• Add the cut vegetables and broth; bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook at a gentle boil until the squash is fork-tender, about 20 minutes (but this depends on the size of your squash cubes).
• Puree the soup in several stages in a blender. For safety's sake, since the soup is hot, do not fill the jar more than about 1/4 full each time, and blend on a low speed, covering the lid with an oven mitt. The soup should be completely smooth and a little thicker than heavy cream.
• Rinse your soup pot to remove any small chunks of food and strain it if you like (I do not strain).
• Heat the soup through again and season to taste with cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper and salt.
• Add some almond milk, a little at a time, to give soup a creamier consistency. (Instead of almond milk or Almond Breeze, you could probably use soy or rice milk or half and half).
• Just before serving, add about 2-3 teaspoons fresh orange juice (or to taste) to each bowl, if desired; stir to blend into soup.
• This soup tastes fine when it has been reheated. The soup will thicken as it chills, so you may want to add extra spice right at the start, if you know you will be re-heating some later. You will need extra Almond Breeze to thin it out after it has been refrigerated. I have kept it in the fridge for as long as 4 days and it was fine.
• You can sub pumpkin pie spice for the ground spices listed.
• Because the veggies make the broth very flavorful, you can also use half chicken broth and half water (2 cups of each) with good results.