Coal-Roasted Butternut Squash
Recipe: #29727
June 15, 2018
Categories: Side Dishes, Garlic, Squash, Grilling (Outdoor), Gluten-Free, High Fiber, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, No Eggs, Vegan, Vegetarian Herbs, more
"Recipe source: Saveur (June/July 2017)"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (209.2 g)
- Calories 256.5
- Total Fat - 14.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 2 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 18.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 29.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 5 g
- Protein - 5.4 g
- Calcium - 154.2 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 21.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat a charcoal grill to medium high heat. In a bowl sat 5 feet of kitchen twin in water.
Step 2
Set the squash halves cut is up, making sure to keep corresponding halves together. Add the garlic bulbs to the hollows of every other squash half. Add eh herbs to the other empty halves. Drizzle the squash with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Reassemble the halves, then tie the top and bottom of each squash with the twine.
Step 3
Place the squash directly on the coals; let cook, rotating with tongs every 15 minutes to char evenly all over (if the strings burn away, simple balance eh squash halves atop of each other). Remove when the squash gives no resistance with pierced with a paring knife (45-60 minutes).
Step 4
Open the squash and remove the garlic and thyme. Top the cut ties with flaky seas salt, more black pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil and serve.
Tips
No special items needed.