Roasted Butternut Squash And Caramelized Onion Pizza Food

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CARAMELIZED ONION PIZZA WITH GORGONZOLA AND CRISPY FRIED SAGE

Steps:

• Toss the butternut squash with the olive oil.
• Roast the squash in a preheated 350F/180C oven until tender, about 30-40 minutes and set aside.
• Heat the oil and melt the butter in a pan.
• Add the onion and cook on low until caramelized, about 40-60 minutes.
• Add the garlic and saute for a few minutes and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a pan.
• Add the sage leaves and saute until crispy, about 2-3 minutes.
• Spread the onions over the pizza dough followed by the butternut squash and the cheeses.
• Bake in a preheated 500F/260C oven until golden brown on top, about 5-10 minutes.
• Place the sage leaves on top.

CARAMELIZED SQUASH & ONION

Steps:

• Slice onion into medium-sized pieces.
• Slice squash into rounds.
• Cut ends off snap peas (if necessary).
• Melt butter in pan and add vegetables and seasoning.
• Cook over med-low heat stirring periodically and covering pan in between to soften veggies.
• Cook until very tender and light to medium brown (squash pieces will begin to fall apart).
• Serve warm and enjoy!

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, GORGONZOLA AND

Steps:

• 1. Toss the butternut squash with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• 2. Roast the squash in a preheated 350F oven until tender, about 30-40 minutes and set aside.
• 3. Meanwhile, heat the oil and melt the butter in a pan.
• 4. Add the onion and cook on low until caramelized, about 40-60 minutes.
• 5. Add the garlic and saute for a few minutes and set aside.
• 6. Melt the butter in a pan and let it brown.
• 7. Add the sage leaves and saute until crispy, about 2-3 minutes.
• 8. Add everything to the pan and toss in the browned butter to coat and remove from heat when the gorgonzola starts to melt.

VEGAN PIZZA WITH APPLE, BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make the garlic white bean purée by blending the beans, oil, lemon juice, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper in a food processor. Add water, as needed, until a smooth consistency forms. Set aside. Can be made two days in advance.
• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-low heat and sauté onions until soft and lightly caramelized, about 15 minutes. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• While the onions are cooking, toss remaining 2 tablespoons oil with squash and season generously with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large-rimmed baking sheet and roast for 30 to 35 minutes until squash is fork-tender, turning once or twice with a spatula. Remove from oven and set aside. Turn heat up to 450 degrees.
• Prepare pizza. Brush a large-rimmed baking sheet (approximately 9 by 13 inches) with oil. Stretch homemade or store-bought pizza dough into a rectangle and fit it into the prepared baking sheet (You can also use a 14-inch or 16-inch round pizza pan if you have one). Spread a layer of the garlic white bean purée evenly over the rolled-out dough. (You may not want to use all of it.) On top of the dough, arrange the spinach, caramelized onions, roasted butternut squash and apple slices. Season with salt and pepper, and brush the edges of the crust with olive oil.
• Bake at 450 degrees for about 15 to 20 minutes, rotating midway, until the crust is slightly browned or golden. Let cool, slice and serve.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CARAMELIZED ONION TART

Steps:

• Using a prepared pie crust or your favorite crust recipe. On a lightly floured surface roll out dough into a 12-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick).
• Fit dough into an 11-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim.
• Freeze shell 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice.
• Bake shell in middle of oven until edge is pale golden, about 20 minutes.
• Carefully remove foil and weights or rice and bake shell 10 minutes more, or until bottom is golden.
• Leave oven on.
• Cool shell in pan on a rack.
• Halve squash and scoop out seeds.
• Lightly brush each cut side with about 1 teaspoon oil and on a baking sheet roast squash, cut sides down, in middle of oven 40 minutes, or until soft.
• While squash is roasting, thinly slice onion and in a heavy skillet cook in 1/2 tablespoon butter and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Cool squash and scoop out flesh.
• In a food processor purée squash.
• Add whole egg, egg yolk, and cream and blend well.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl and stir in cheeses, herbs, onion, salt, and pepper to taste.
• Pour filling into shell, smoothing top.
• In a small skillet melt remaining tablespoon butter and stir in bread crumbs until combined well.
• Sprinkle bread crumb mixture evenly over filling.
• Bake tart in middle of oven 40 minutes, or until filling is set.
• Cool tart in pan on rack 10 minutes and carefully remove rim.