It's Day Two of my annual Thanksgiving Week. I have another great side dish for you today. A savory butternut squash puree. This is a recipe I created one day last month. I had some cooked butternut squash leftover from making a curried butternut squash risotto, and it was such a beautiful color that I was inspired to make something amazing with it. I dug around in the fridge and found some Laughing Cow cheese and basically just pureed the two together, throwing in a little smoked paprika for good measure. The result was fabulous and I couldn't help thinking it would be just perfect for Thanksgiving. After I made it, I did some googling to check out some other savory butternut squash puree recipes and found next to nothing. I'm surprised because it was so delicious.
Savory Butternut Squash Puree
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked butternut squash
4 wedges Laughing Cow cheese (I used Light Garlic & Herb)
½ tsp smoked paprika
¼ - ½ tsp salt
Directions:
Combine squash, cheese, and paprika and puree using a stick blender or a regular blender. Taste for seasoning, adding salt if necessary. Pour into serving bowl and garnish with additional smoked paprika if desired.
Makes 4 servings.
So simple, yet very sophisticated. The cheese makes it slightly creamy and brings down the sweetness enough to make it a savory dish. And the smoked paprika gives it a little depth of flavor and enhances the natural beautiful color.
Isn't this just the prettiest dish? It just screams "fall" and "harvest". It's the perfect way to enhance your Thanksgiving table. It would be a nice alternative for those who don't care for sweet potatoes.
My husband absolutely loved this puree. He told me he thought it would be good in a taco. ?? Haven't tried that yet!
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