Butternut Squash

Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?

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June  3, 2011
4.5
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Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?
  • Serves 6
Author Notes

Panfusine and I were eagerly awaiting this week's contest theme when she guessed it would be fruit & veggie salad.

Well, she was wrong, but this salad is sooo right. The butternut squash counts as a fruit and the lotus is the vegetable.

Unfortunately when I made it for lunch, we didn't remember to take a picture until lunch was over. One picture is of the decimated bowl, the other is a better picture of the beautiful lotus root. —lorigoldsby

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 butternut squash
  • 1 jar pickled lotus root
  • 1/4 cup fruity olive oil ( I used Temecula Olive Oil's Citrus Reserve Late Harvest)
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar or a fruity balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 orange juiced & zested
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/4 cup salted, seasoned pumpkin seeds
  • edible flowers for garnish
  • Pinch kosher salt
Directions
  1. Cook butternut squash in a 350 oven for 35 min or until tender but not falling apart... Cool. Remove skin and cut into long rectangular "railroad ties".
  2. Drain lotus root. Rinse well to remove pickling brine.
  3. Make vinagrette using a fruity olive oil and a fruity balsamic vinegar. ( I had a gift bottle of Honey Ginger White Balsamic from Devo Olive Oil in Branson, Mo ) add zest and juice of 1 orange, salt and white pepper..
  4. Toss ingredients together to coat lotus and butternut squash. Chill before serving...although this salad can be served room temp. Add pumpkin seeds and edible flowers before serving. the flowers are purely optional...I was inspired by the beautiful purple of the pansies as a contrast to the butternut squash.
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Recipe by: lorigoldsby

I learned to cook with my Gran. I can still see her reading a recipe and figuring out how she would make it better. She was fearless about substituting ingredients--but also knowledgeable. She approached food in the same way she built her antique business--appreciate quality ingredients and workmanship, but don't be a snob. I think I carry those same beliefs in my approach to cooking. I love family style dinners, I love a fancy ladies' luncheon with my wedding china, or a backyard seafood boil to celebrate my husband's birthday...I love to share food with others.

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Kitchen B.
Kitchen B. July 6, 2011
:-). So you have your answer - two wrongs can sometimes make a right! It looks great
 
lorigoldsby
lorigoldsby August 1, 2011
Thanks KB! I was just shopping for the lotus root today and none of my Asian markets have the pickled jar kind...I bought it on vacation and my jar is gone...
 
Panfusine
Panfusine June 3, 2011
mince them, combine with ricotta, bread crumbs, a spoonful of garbanzo flour to hold the patty together, spices and pan fry them.. You could also deep fry it and serve it with a makhani gravy...
 
Panfusine
Panfusine June 3, 2011
wow, can imagine that unmistakable 'crunch' of the lotus root & the smooth butternut squash! Sounds fabulous!
 
lorigoldsby
lorigoldsby June 3, 2011
exactly--a great contrast in both color and texture. Please tell me if you have any other ideas for the other jar!
 
Panfusine
Panfusine June 3, 2011
oops that was my answer to your response lorigoldsby..