Butternut Squash Delight

Squash is a wonderful winter vegetable that is abundant this time of year. Not only is it delicious, but it has high-fiber, low calories, and essential nutrients!
One of the biggest problems I know we all have is...okay I bought it..what do I do next?  Let me take you through a tasty, easy, and quick way to incorporate squash into your diet.  You can buy one from the grocery store and cut it into chunks (with your husbands chain saw)...
OR

 Buy pre-chopped organic squash (mine is from Costco
which you can find in the refrigerated produce section.)

Pour the squash onto a cookie sheet.  Drizzle with olive oil.
Add salt, pepper and cumin.
You could be finished here and put it in the oven.

Or.... you can keep adding by sprinkling chopped red onions into the mix:

And you can even add some finely chopped apples! (Really a delicious touch)

Next, place the tray in the oven at 350º Fahrenheit.
 (I used 300º on convection) for around 45 minutes.

  

It really depends on how you like it.
 If you take it out after 45 minutes... it will be great and look like this:

Or....you can leave it in a little longer and the oil carmelizes with all the other ingredients making it taste very sweet.

What? The next day roasted vegetable salad!  Delicious!

Squash is a powerhouse health food that can help build your immune system during the long winter months... And with this easy way of cooking it, you can enjoy it throughout the holidays with no stress.  

One cup of Butternut squash Roasted in 1 tbsp Olive Oil = 122 calories

By the way - Cumin is said to decrease allergy symptoms and reduce heartburn, improve digestion and is a good source of iron, magnesium and calcium... 

( p.h.d. jonny boden- 150 healthiest foods on earth).