elegant thanksgiving squash side dish

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 1 butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cubed
• 2 gala apples, cored and cubed, or more to taste
• 1 cup water, or more as needed
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup red
• 1/2 cup cranberry juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon mulling spices
• 1 1/4 cups raisins
• 8 ounces chevre (soft goat cheese), crumbled

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. cook and stir onion in hot butter until translucent and soft, 5 to 10 minutes. stir butternut squash, apples, and 1 cup water into onion mixture. bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer until apples are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• pour squash mixture into a blender no more than half full. cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. puree in batches until smooth. transfer puree to a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• stir , cranberry juice, and 1/2 cup water together in a saucepan. bring mixture to a boil; add mulling spices, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 2 minutes. add raisins and simmer until plumped, 5 to 10 minutes. drain and discard mixture.
• stir raisins into squash puree and top with goat cheese.