Roasted Cubed Butternut Squash With Cauliflower And Bacon
This Roasted Cubed Butternut Squash With Cauliflower And Bacon is a comforting and nutrient-dense recipe that is perfect for a filling and healthy dinner or side dish. Cubed butternut squash and cauliflower florets are oven-baked to fork-tender alongside red onion, bacon, and wilted spinach tossed in a homemade dressing and garnished with dollops of sour cream.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Dressing:
- ¼ cup + 2 Tablespoons 90 mL avocado oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 Tablespoon 15g Dijon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon 12g golden monk fruit sweetener or brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ¾ teaspoon-1 teaspoon salt based on taste preferences
- ¾ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Squash, Cauliflower, Onion, Bacon, And Spinach:
- 1 ¾ cups cubed butternut squash ~350g
- Florets yielded from 1 medium-sized cauliflower ~350g
- ¾ cup sliced red onion ~67g
- 6 thinly-sliced bacon slices ~150g, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 ¾ cups 80g spinach
Optional Garnish:
- 2 Tablespoons 30g sour cream (omit for dairy-free)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- To a small mixing bowl, add dressing ingredients (add only ¾ tsp salt at this time) and mix with a spoon to combine.
- To a baking sheet, arrange butternut squash, cauliflower, and onion in a single layer. Pour the prepared dressing atop the vegetables on the baking sheet and, using a spoon or your hands, coat vegetables in dressing. Transfer baking sheet to oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- After baking for 20 minutes, remove baking sheet from oven, add bacon pieces and, using tongs, incorporate pieces into the vegetables and dressing. Return baking sheet to oven and bake for additional 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, check bacon, especially if you're using thicker slices. If it still looks like bacon needs to cook a little longer, continue baking until desired crispiness is reached.
- Remove baking sheet from oven, add in spinach and, using a spoon, gently stir to mix through other ingredients. Return baking sheet to oven to bake until spinach has wilted, about 5 minutes.
- Remove baking sheet from oven and allow to cool slightly before carefully taste-testing. Based on your preferences, add additional ¼ tsp salt. Serve with sour cream.
Notes
Refrigerator Storage: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. If you are meal-prepping this dish, I would suggest waiting to add the sour cream until you’re ready to eat.