Elegant Thanksgiving Squash Side Dish Recipe

Name: Elegant Thanksgiving Squash Side Dish Recipe
Cuisine: Western

Features:

Cuisine:

Western

Directions

Ingredients :

1 tablespoon butter

1 sweet onion, chopped

1 butternut squash – peeled, seeded, and cubed

2 Gala apples, cored and cubed, or more to taste

1 cup water, or more as needed

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 cup red wine

½ cup cranberry juice

½ cup water

1 tablespoon mulling spices

1 ¼ cups raisins

8 ounces chevre (soft goat cheese), crumbled

Methods :

Step 1

Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion in hot butter until translucent and soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir butternut squash, apples, and 1 cup water into onion mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer until apples are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Pour squash mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Transfer puree to a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 3

Stir wine, cranberry juice, and 1/2 cup water together in a saucepan. Bring wine mixture to a boil; add mulling spices, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 2 minutes. Add raisins and simmer until plumped, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard wine mixture.

Step 4

Stir raisins into squash puree and top with goat cheese.