Quick and Easy Coconut-Roasted Squash
This recipe features Delicata squash because, when it comes to size and effort, it’s the easiest winter squash to work with. You don’t need to peel these thin-skinned beauties, and your knife won’t get lodged in the flesh when you slice them. Quick win! You can make this recipe with any variety of winter squash. My runner-up favorites toDelicata include Kabocha, butternut, and acorn. Leave the skin on and increase the cook time as necessary. Roasted squash is ready when you can easily pierce its skin with a fork.Dosha of This Recipe: V-PK=
Ingredients
- 4 Delicata squash cut into crescent moons
- 1 small red onion or whole leek sliced into thin rounds
- 2 Tablespoons ghee or coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons whole cumin seed
- 1 teaspoon whole mustard seed
- 1 teaspoon rosemary leaf
- ½ teaspoon mineral-rich salt
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup raw nuts or seeds
- 1/8 cup fresh minced basil, cilantro, or parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut the ends off each squash, then slice lengthwise and use a spoon to remove the seeds. Cut into 1/8-inch thick crescent moons.
- Cut the onion in half, then slice into thin half-rounds.
- Put the coconut oil into a small saucepan over low heat until melted.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss the squash, onion, coconut oil, cumin seed, mustard seed, rosemary, and salt.
- Spread the mixture out into an even layer on one or two parchment-covered sheet pans.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Rotate the pans 180 degrees and bake for another 10 minutes, or until the squash turns fork-tender and golden brown.
- Remove from heat. Put the squash back into the mixing bowl and toss with olive oil, vinegar, nuts or seeds, and fresh chopped herbs.
Notes
Ayurveda Every Day Tip: To reduce Vata, use Marcona almonds, Brazil nuts, macadamia nuts, pumpkin seeds, or sesame seeds. To reduce Pitta, use hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, or raw almonds. To reduce Kapha, use raw hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, or pumpkin seeds. For a treasure trove of even more vegan Ayurvedic recipes, grab a copy of Talya’s best-selling cookbook, The Ayurvedic Vegan Kitchen. The Ayurvedic Vegan Kitchen. === How To Read The Dosha Of This Recipe • “V” stands for Vata – made from the elements air & ether • "P” stands for Pitta – made from the elements fire & water • “K” stands for Kapha – made from the elements earth & water • The “-“ symbol after V, P or K means that the recipe helps calm or decrease the dosha it follows. • The “+” symbol after V, P or K means that the recipe aggravates or increases the dosha it follows. • The “=” symbol after V, P or K means that the recipe has a balancing or neutral effect on the dosha it follows. It neither increases nor decreases the dosha it follows.
