Baked Winter Squash With Garlic Herb Crust Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. fresh bread crumbs
• 1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese
• 2 Tbsp. finely minced fresh parsley
• 1 Tbsp. caraway seeds
• lightly crushed
• 1 Tbsp. sesame seeds
• 2 tsp finely minced fresh thyme
• 2 tsp finely minced fresh chives
• 1 tsp finely minced fresh rosemary
• 1 tsp finely minced fresh mint
• 3 med garlic cloves
• finely minced finely grated zest of 2 lemons winter squash casserole
• 2 med acorn squash
• 2 med butternut squash
• 2 med baking potatoes
• 2 med tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1 c. chicken stock
• 1 c. heavy cream
• 2 sm garlic cloves
• finely minced
• 1 tsp finely grated fresh horseradish
• 1 tsp finely minced fresh thyme

Instructions

1. Peel, halve, and seed the acorn squash and cut them crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
2. Set aside.
3. Peel, halve, and seed the butternut squash and cut them crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
4. Set aside.
5. Peel and halve the potatoes and cut them into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
6. Set aside.
7. Core the tomatoes and cut them into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
8. Set aside.
9. Toss together all the ingredients listed under Garlic-Herb Crust and reserve.
10. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
11. Grease a 2- to 2 1/2-qt casserole.
12. Starting and ending with acorn squash, arrange the squashes, potatoes, and tomatoes in alternating layers in the casserole, lightly seasoning each layer with salt and pepper.
13. In a medium saucepan, gently simmer the chicken stock, cream, garlic, horseradish, and thyme for 5 min.
14. Pour over the squash.
15. Bake the casserole, covered, for 30 min.
16. Then spread the crust proportionately over the surface of the casserole.
17. Bake, uncovered, for 30 min more.
18. This recipe serves 6 to 8.
19. by Norman Kolpas with George Maheffey