#MondayMeals: Don't Herb Your Enthusiasm
Don't herb your enthusiasm for this tasty fall treat! Herb-Roasted Acorn Squash is a healthy and delicious recipe that can be made with fresh local ingredients. Read on for more information on the benefits of this great dish!
Acorn squash is packed with important nutrients that promote digestive health, lower the risk of heart disease and bad cholesterol levels, and can help prevent type 2 diabetes.
Herbs such as thyme, rosemary, or sage can help prevent allergies, nasal congestion, and lower blood pressure. Herbs like these can also improve brain function and memory.
Food produced locally is more nutritious. This is because food contains the most nutrients around the time it is harvested. The longer food spends traveling, the less nutrition it contains. Less time traveling also means less exposure to harmful chemicals and less production of greenhouse gasses. What a tasteful way to decrease our carbon footprint!
Find ingredients for Herb-Roasted Acorn Squash and more at Anderson’s Farm Market, The Local Food Market, or through a CSA share at Main Street Farms. Also be sure to stop by the Cortland and Homer Farmers Markets and Shared Roots Farm to see what nutritious and delicious foods are available this season. Check out the healthy and delicious recipe for Herb-Roasted Acorn Squash below.
Herb-Roasted Acorn Squash
Ingredients
2 small acorn squash
2 tbsp. margarine or butter
1 tbsp. freshly chopped herbs, such as rosemary, sage, or thyme
salt and pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Spray 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan with nonstick cooking spray. Cut each squash lengthwise in half; scoop out seeds and discard. Cut to make 8 wedges total.
Place squash in pan. In cup, stir together margarine, herbs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper. Brush cut sides of squash with margarine mixture.
Bake squash 30 minutes or until lightly browned and fork-tender. (Let each person scoop tender flesh from wedges and discard skin.)
