By Martha Rose Shulman
- Total Time
- About 30 minutes
- Rating
- 5(367)
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This is a sweet mixture of comforting winter vegetables that you can serve on its own as a side dish, or use as the component of a polenta, big bowl, frittata or omelet, or pasta. I roast the squash in one pan and the other vegetables together in another. If you have a small oven, roast the squash first, then the other vegetables. Or you can use two shelves and switch the trays top to bottom halfway through the roasting.
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Ingredients
Yield:Serves 6
- 1medium butternut squash (about 1½ pounds), peeled, seeds and membranes scraped away, and cut into ¾ to 1-inch dice
- 2large carrots, peeled and cut into ¾-inch pieces (quarter at the fat ends, cut in half at the thin ends, then cut in thick slices)
- 1large parsnip, quartered, cored, and cut in ¾-inch pieces
- 1medium-size fennel bulb, quartered, cored and cut in ¾ inch pieces
- 1medium or large red onion, cut in large dice
- 3tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Optional: Chopped fresh rosemary, thyme or sage, about 2 teaspoons
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
156 calories; 7 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 24 grams carbohydrates; 6 grams dietary fiber; 7 grams sugars; 2 grams protein; 546 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
Step
1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets or roasting pans with parchment or foil. Place squash on one and remaining vegetables on the other, and toss each batch with 1 tablespoon olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. If desired, add fresh herbs such as rosemary, thyme or sage, and toss together. Spread vegetables in an even layer.
Step
2
Place in the oven, on the same shelf if both pans will fit, or on the middle and lower shelves, and roast for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Switch pans top to bottom halfway through if on separate shelves Turn heat down to 400 degrees and continue to roast for another 10 to 20 minutes (the squash may be ready sooner than the root vegetables), stirring halfway through, until tender and caramelized.
Step
3
Remove from oven, combine squash and other vegetables and stir together.
Tip
- Advance preparation: Roasted vegetables will keep for 3 or 4 days in the refrigerator. Cover the bowl so they don’t dry out. To reheat, toss in a pan with a small amount of olive oil.
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Jennifer
I made this dish twice, and it was a big hit at both parties. The second time I diced fresh ginger in place of the black pepper, added a bit of sweet paprika, and it came out great. Very easy to make delicious, but if you're doubling the recipe for a group, be prepared for a lot of cutting and coring. I cooked the butternut squash first, and cut up the rest of the veggies while that was cooking.
Adah
I used coconut oil instead of olive oil. It was delicious.
Sarah
Let cool and blend with water for an amazing soup!
Robert
I found it best to put in the diced red onion a little later as it got too dark with the time needed for the other veggies.All in all though: excellent!
Jeanie Cass
A can't-fail recipe. Lends itself to many variations of veggies and spices. But the original version is perfect.
Elizabeth
For anyone else who finds this recipe uninteresting (I'm an enormous fan of Ms. Shulman, but this one was not a winner for me or my guests), I advise instead Ottolenghi's roasted vegetables with caper dressing, which can be found in his "Plenty" and a lot of other places on the web. I imagine this would be a delicious soup as recommended below, though.
Georgina
Some variation of this is on our menu multiple times per week - well before ever seeing this "recipe". It makes veg more attractive to children, means you only have to do some greens on the side and the protein on overtop and how anyone can say its hard work is beyond me apart from the pumpkin. To get those to submit to being cut up easily microwave them for a few mins before dealing with them and do what the Aussies do which is leave skin on. Sweet potatoes go well with them too.
Heather Wicks
This was great. I did add potatoes, and substituted shallots for the red onion since I didn't have any of the latter. I sprinkled some grated ginger over it when I switched the pans. This was our dinner last night. It was fabulous. I will make it again, though it was a lot of work prepping the vegetables. It definitely was worth it.
Mindy
Is no one going to say that this should be marked as taking an hour?
Lauren
doubled the recipe for a big Thanksgiving. It was a lot of work, and hate to say, kind of boring.
judith
I cut the squash a big larger and roast all together to fit in a small oven. I use leeks instead of onion for a milder onion taste. Always a big hit.
Joyce Wooldridge
Delicious with farro cooked with chicken stock. I also added a few chunks of local sausage, which made for a memorable dish.
Es
As a side for roast chicken, for two of us, I halved the recipe and cooked it all on one sheet pan, the butternut squash on one half of the pan. Delicious. Next time I'd add more onion and some garlic cloves. I turned the oven off after about 20-25 minutes and kept the vegetables warm while I finished preparing dinner. I love that this is what I call a minimum mess dish; just toss the foil and the sheet pan is clean.
Robert
I found it best to put in the diced red onion a little later as it got too dark with the time needed for the other veggies.All in all though: excellent!
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Sarah
Let cool and blend with water for an amazing soup!
Jennifer
I made this dish twice, and it was a big hit at both parties. The second time I diced fresh ginger in place of the black pepper, added a bit of sweet paprika, and it came out great. Very easy to make delicious, but if you're doubling the recipe for a group, be prepared for a lot of cutting and coring. I cooked the butternut squash first, and cut up the rest of the veggies while that was cooking.
Adah
I used coconut oil instead of olive oil. It was delicious.
Jeanie Cass
A can't-fail recipe. Lends itself to many variations of veggies and spices. But the original version is perfect.
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