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Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Pepper Dip

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Becky Luigart-Stayner
Written By: Catherine Boeckmann Executive Digital Editor and Master Gardener
Yield
Makes about 3 cups.
Category
Dips and Spreads
Course
Appetizers

Move over, hummus! Go all in with butternut squash this fall! This Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Pepper Dip is smooth, creamy, and slightly spicy. 

This recipe easily won second prize in The 2017 Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guide Reader Recipe Contest. Submitted by Shauna Havey of Roy, Utah.

Ingredients
1 butternut squash
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
2 cloves garlic
1 jar (6 ounces) roasted red peppers
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
4 ounces mascarpone cheese
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Peel squash, cut in half and scoop out seeds. Cut squash into 1-1/2-inch chunks and place onto a large sheet pan.

Drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil on squash. Sprinkle with fine sea salt and pepper. Toss to coat squash. Roast for 30 to 40 minutes, or until tender and beginning to brown. 

Chop garlic in food processor. Add squash, roasted red peppers, paprika, nutmeg, mascarpone, and lemon juice. Process to purée.

Transfer mixture to a bowl. Drizzle with remaining olive oil. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt. 

Serve dip with an assortment of crackers, toasted baguette, corn chips, and fresh vegetables.

About The Author
Catherine Boeckmann

Catherine Boeckmann

Executive Digital Editor and Master Gardener

Catherine Boeckmann is the Executive Digital Editor of Almanac.com, the website companion of The Old Farmer's Almanac. She covers gardening, plants, pest control, soil composition, seasonal and moon c...
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Comments

<span>Bear</span> Wed, 11/27/2019 - 12:10
well winning awards made me try this recipe but i dont know what i did wrong but this is Horrible i would not serve this to my enemies let alone my family or friends P.S.--- one butternut squash --- i wonder how big that is ----- i should have known better
<span>Denise T</span> Fri, 11/18/2022 - 10:44
I agree Bear... you can buy a 1lb butternut or a 5lb. Some measurements please!