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Roasted Acorn Squash with Brown Buttered Pecans and Pomegranate Seeds Yield: 24 servings Ingredients Roasted acorn squash: 1 acorn squash, ends removed and halved Canola oil Salt and pepper Brown buttered pecans: ½ stick unsalted butter 3 oz halved pecans 2 rosemary sprigs 5 sage leaves Honey, to drizzle Pomegranate seeds, to garnish Directions Roasted acorn squash: Preheat the oven to 450°F. Remove the seeds from the acorn squash by using a spoon to scoop them out. Cut the halved acorn squash into large wedges. Coat the wedges with canola oil and season them with salt and pepper. Spread them out in an even layer on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven for about 20 minutes. Gently turn the squash over, making sure the bottoms are golden brown. Finish roasting on the other side for just a couple of minutes until tender. Brown buttered pecans: While the squash is roasting, heat the butter in a pan over medium heat. Once melted, add the pecans, whole herbs, and a pinch of salt. Continue to cook until the butter browns. Remove from the heat quickly so the butter does not turn black. Spoon the nuts and brown butter over the roasted squash. Drizzle with honey and top with a sprinkle of pomegranate seeds.

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Roasted  Acorn  Squash  with  Brown  Buttered  Pecans  and  Pomegranate  Seeds    Yield:  2-­‐4  servings    

 Ingredients  Roasted  acorn  squash:  1  acorn  squash,  ends  removed  and  halved  Canola  oil  Salt  and  pepper      Brown  buttered  pecans:  ½  stick  unsalted  butter  3  oz  halved  pecans  2  rosemary  sprigs  5  sage  leaves    Honey,  to  drizzle    Pomegranate  seeds,  to  garnish    

Directions  Roasted  acorn  squash:  Preheat  the  oven  to  450°F. Remove  the  seeds  from  the  acorn  squash  by  using  a  spoon  to  scoop  them  out.  Cut  the  halved  acorn  squash  into  large  wedges.  Coat  the  wedges  with  canola  oil  and  season  them  with  salt  and  pepper.  Spread  them  out  in  an  even  layer  on  a  baking  sheet.  Roast  in  the  oven  for  about  20  minutes.  Gently  turn  the  squash  over,  making  sure  the  bottoms  are  golden  brown.  Finish  roasting  on  the  other  side  for  just  a  couple  of  minutes  until  tender.      Brown  buttered  pecans:  While  the  squash  is  roasting,  heat  the  butter  in  a  pan  over  medium  heat.  Once  melted,  add  the  pecans,  whole  herbs,  and  a  pinch  of  salt.  Continue  to  cook  until  the  butter  browns.  Remove  from  the  heat  quickly  so  the  butter  does  not  turn  black.  Spoon  the  nuts  and  brown  butter  over  the  roasted  squash.  Drizzle  with  honey  and  top  with  a  sprinkle  of  pomegranate  seeds.