Butternut Squash with Wilted Spinach and Blue Cheese

My third experimental Recipe, which I got from Whole Foods Market, is a side dish instead of a main dish.  This, I have to admit, wasn't nearly as daring because if it didn't turn out good, I still had dinner to eat.  Well, I didn't have to worry about this with this dish anyway.  It was absolutely wonderful.  I loved the mixture of textures between the onion, squash, and spinach.  I also liked the contrasting flavors of the lemon juice with the Blue Cheese.  It was really good.  I would highly recommend this recipe.

1/4 C. Blue Cheese Crumble

3 T. Lemon Juice

Salt and Pepper to Taste

1 1/2 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 Small Red Onion

1 5 oz package Baby Spinach

4 C. Cubed Butternut Squash (about 2 medium), 1 inch pieces

1 T. Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper

Preheat the oven to 400 deg.  Put Cubed Butternut Squash, 1 T. Olive Oil and salt and pepper in a rimmed backing dish and toss until all the squash is covered.  Spread out into a single layer and Roast in oven, tossing occasionally, until tender and golden brown, approx. 30 min.

Use a fork to mash together the Blue Cheese and Lemon juice in a large bowl to make a thick smooth dressing. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.

Heat 1 1/2 tsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and cook, tossing often, until slightly wilted and warm, 1 to 2 minutes more.

Transfer contents of skillet to bowl with dressing, add squash, salt and pepper and toss to combine.

My Note:  I made this a couple of days ago and I quite liked it.  I messed up the recipe a little, I misread the blue cheese amount, I thought it said 4 oz, instead of 1/4 C., so I added twice as much blue cheese, so I figured I should double the lemon juice as well.  The recipe was REALLY good, except it had too much lemon juice in it, and I have to say that was my fault, not the recipes.  OOPS!!  I am definitely going to make this again though and next time use less Lemon Juice.

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