CASSOLITA (WINTER SQUASH WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS)
This recipe was brought to The Times by Joan Nathan and was featured in her cookbook "Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France." Here, caramelized onions, cinnamon, raisins and toasted almonds are tossed with mashed winter squash (butternut, calabaza or kabocha work well) for a sophisticated and lightly-sweet cold weather side dish.
Provided by Tara Parker-Pope
Categories side dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the squash, cut-side down, on a rimmed baking sheet. Add 1/4 cup of water, cover with aluminum foil, and bake until the squash is very soft, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, and, once cool enough to handle, scoop out the pulp into a large bowl.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet, and toss in the almonds and cook until golden. Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Sauté the onions in the same pan over medium heat until translucent. Then add salt to taste, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, 2 teaspoons of the sugar, the cinnamon and the raisins, and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 30 more minutes or until the onions are caramelized.
- Gently fold the onions into the squash. Season with pepper and more salt, if necessary, and sprinkle with the remaining parsley, the almonds and, if you wish, the extra tablespoon of sugar. Serve immediately, or make ahead and reheat.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 202, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 596 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 0 grams
WINTER SQUASH WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS
Provided by Kitty Morse
Categories Onion Side Vegetarian Sukkot Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Dinner Raisin Almond Squash Fall Kosher Vegan Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place the squash in an ovenproof dish and bake until tender, 50 to 60 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the almonds and fry until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the nuts to paper towels to drain.
- Add the onions to the oil in the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the sugar and cinnamon, decrease the heat to medium, and continue cooking until the onions turn brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Add the raisins and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until heated through. Transfer the squash to a warm serving platter. Spread the onion mixture evenly over the squash, sprinkle with the fried almonds, and serve.
CASSOLITA (SQUASH WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS)
Provided by Joan Nathan
Categories dinner, lunch, side dish
Time 2h
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the squash, cut-side down, on a rimmed baking sheet. Add ¼ cup of water, cover with aluminum foil, and bake until the squash is very soft, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, and, once cool enough to handle, scoop out the pulp into a large bowl.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet, and toss in the almonds and cook until golden. Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Sauté the onions in the same pan over medium heat until translucent. Then add salt to taste, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, 2 teaspoons of the sugar, the cinnamon and the raisins, and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 30 more minutes or until the onions are caramelized.
- Gently fold the onions into the squash. Season with pepper and more salt, if necessary, and sprinkle with the remaining parsley, the almonds, and if you wish the extra tablespoon of sugar. Serve immediately, or make ahead and reheat.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 202, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 596 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SUMMER SQUASH AND ONION CHEESY CASSEROLE
My Great Great Grandmother used to make this when I was young, and it has always been a favorite of my Atlanta and Alabama relatives! I learned how to make it from my Aunt Edith Russell, while visiting her in Atlanta in the mid-1990s!
Provided by Coleman Bell
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash Summer Squash
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish with about 1/2 tablespoon of butter.
- Melt remaining 1 tablespoon of butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat, and cook the summer squash and zucchini until the squash pieces begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring often. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper, and spread into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with about 1/3 of the chopped onions.
- Mix together the white Cheddar cheese and yellow Cheddar cheese in a bowl until thoroughly combined, and sprinkle about 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture over the onions. Drizzle with about 1 tablespoon of the sweetened condensed milk. Repeat sprinkling cheese, onions, and condensed milk twice more, then top with remaining cheese mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is golden brown and the onions are tender, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 437.5 calories, Carbohydrate 16.8 g, Cholesterol 97.5 mg, Fat 31.3 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 24.1 g, SaturatedFat 19.8 g, Sodium 562 mg, Sugar 10 g
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