Acorn Squash & Leek Dip

Acorn Squash & Leek Dip

By Ella Henry | @glowwithella

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 cups roasted acorn squash
  • 14 1 inch rounds of leeks
  • 1/3 cup creme fraiche
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (separate from olive oil to cook acorn squash & leeks)
  • Salt and pepper
  • To garnish: pomegranate seeds, sumac, flakey salt, evoo
  • Firehook Garlic Thyme Crackers

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. Half medium/large acorn squash and scoop out seeds
  3. Wash and cut 1-2 medium leeks
  4. Drizzle olive oil into squash halves and on leeks, lay squash halves unsaid down on baking sheet and lay out leek rounds
  5. Bake for 40 minutes (this is dependent on size of squash), or until squash is soft enough to poke a fork through, leeks are golden brown & caramelized, and remove from oven
  6. Flip squash right side up to allow steam to escape, and let squash and leeks fully cool
  7. Add 2 cups of the roasted acorn squash and leeks into a food processor and pulse until pureed
  8. Add in the rest of the ingredients and whip to reach desired consistency, generously seasoning with salt and pepper, tasting as you go
  9. Serve in a bowl with pomegranate seeds, sumac, flakey salt, evoo and enjoy with Firehook Garlic Thyme Crackers!
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INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. Half medium/large acorn squash and scoop out seeds
  3. Wash and cut 1-2 medium leeks
  4. Drizzle olive oil into squash halves and on leeks, lay squash halves unsaid down on baking sheet and lay out leek rounds
  5. Bake for 40 minutes (this is dependent on size of squash), or until squash is soft enough to poke a fork through, leeks are golden brown & caramelized, and remove from oven
  6. Flip squash right side up to allow steam to escape, and let squash and leeks fully cool
  7. Add 2 cups of the roasted acorn squash and leeks into a food processor and pulse until pureed
  8. Add in the rest of the ingredients and whip to reach desired consistency, generously seasoning with salt and pepper, tasting as you go
  9. Serve in a bowl with pomegranate seeds, sumac, flakey salt, evoo and enjoy with Firehook Garlic Thyme Crackers!