Baked Butternut with Herbs

Baked Butternut Squash with Herbs

Butternut squash gets zipped up with fresh parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme in this colorful dish. It’s perfect at your holiday table, cleanse-friendly (whole food plant based) and most importantly, delicious!

Tip: If you’re not up for attacking a whole butternut, you can buy butternut already peeled and cubed! Easy peasy!

Servings : 4-6

Ingredients

  • One 2-2-½ pound butternut squash

  • 1 medium garlic, finely chopped

  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

  • 1 heaping teaspoon fresh thyme leaves

  • 1 heaping teaspoon chopped fresh sage

  • 1 heaping teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary

  • ½ teaspoon sea salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast

  • Extra virgin olive oil

  • Extra chopped parsley + chopped walnuts for garnish, optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° and oil a baking dish.

  2. Peel and seed squash and cut into 1” cubes.

  3. In a baking dish toss squash with garlic, parsley, thyme, sage, rosemary, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with nutritional yeast and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.

  4. Bake for 45 minutes to one hour, stirring once or twice, until squash is soft.

  5. Top with additional chopped parsley and chopped walnuts to serve.

Enjoy!