quinoa and hazelnut-stuffed acron squash...drool

[fizzgig]

i stumbled across this recipe last week and thought you guys might enjoy it. it was so tasty and really filling.

Acorn Squash stuffed with Quinoa, Hazelnuts and Parmesan cheese
Adapted from the Joy of Cooking
3 acorn squash, halved and seeded
1 Tbsp butter
1/2 c finely chopped onions
1/2 c quinoa, rinsed and drained
1 c vegetable stock (chicken stock can also be used)
pinch salt
grating of fresh black pepper
1/3 c chopped hazelnuts, toasted
2 T chopped fresh parsley
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange acorn squash cut side down in a baking pan. Add 1/2 inch of water to the pan and cover with aluminum foil. Bake until the squash are tender, about 45 to 55 minutes. Leave squash to cool.

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, then add onions, sauteeing until translucent and beginning to color. Add quinoa and stir to toast, about 2 minutes. Add stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.

Scoop out the pulp of 2 squash halves and roughly chop. Add chopped squash to quinoa mixture. Add nuts, parsley and 2 T parmesan.

Turn remaining squash seed side up, and salt and pepper. Divide quinoa mixture among squash halves and top with remaining parmesan. (At this point the squash halves may be refrigerated overnight)

Heat oven to 350. Bake squash until heated through — 20-30 minutes.

Read more: http://savour-fare.com/2009/11/16/676/#ixzz0b2Y3PSLx


i substituted walnuts, which worked out pretty well but some of the skins got a bit bitter. the recipe also really lacks salt, but that was easily remedied, and i added some panko to the parmesean on the top and sprinkled some turbinado sugar on the squash before i stuffed it.

it's a time consuming dish, so i would suggest cooking the squash ahead of time.

[hippywife]

1. Thanx, fizz!

It sounds like a wonderful recipe. I'll have to try it out on the hubs. :hug:

[fizzgig]

3. no problem

enjoy :)

[Warpy]

2. I've got a freezer stuffed with pecans, so this sounds like a winner to me

with that substitution. A whole acorn squash would be a bit much, though. I'd have to hope the nuker wouldn't ruin the leftovers.

[fizzgig]

4. it's fine reheated

we just scooped everything out of the remaining half, mashed it up and nuked it. certainly not as pretty, but it still tasted good.

[pengillian101]

5. A squash tip.

Out of necessity, I found an easy way to cut a squash. I just needed to soften the skin up enough for me to actually cut it. Threw the whole squash into a big pot of boiling water for a few minutes and it worked like a charm.

Thanks for that recipe - it sounds great!

[fizzgig]

6. thanks for the tip

my husband usually handles it for me, but i'll keep that in mind