Sage Brown Butter Stuffed Squash

with Kale, Apple & Raisin Couscous


Allergens: Milk, Wheat

Total: 40 min • Prep: 10 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Veggie Stock Concentrate

    2 units

  • Kale

    4 ounce

  • Cream Cheese

    4 tablespoon

  • Delicata Squash

    1 unit

  • Lemon

    1 unit

  • Apple

    1 unit

  • Sage

    0.05 ounce

  • Pearl Couscous

    ¾ cup

  • Golden Raisins

    1 ounce

  • Shallot

    ½ units

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    3 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Butter

    4 tablespoon (tbsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1
  • Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

  • Halve squash lengthwise; scoop out and discard seeds with a spoon.

  • Place squash on a baking sheet; drizzle each half with oil and rub to evenly coat. Season generously with salt and pepper, then arrange cut sides down. Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 25-30 minutes.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

2
  • Zest and quarter lemon. Halve, peel, and thinly slice half the shallot (all for 4 servings). Remove and discard any large stems from kale; roughly chop into bite-size pieces. Halve, core, and dice apple into ¼-inch pieces. Pick sage leaves from stems; chop leaves until you have 2 tsp (4 tsp for 4).

  • In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine raisins and juice from half the lemon. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until softened, 20-30 seconds. Set aside, still covered, until ready to use.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Kale

    4 ounce

  • Lemon

    1 unit

  • Apple

    1 unit

  • Sage

    0.05 ounce

  • Shallot

    ½ units

3
  • Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add shallot and cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned, 1-3 minutes.

  • Add kale and a splash of water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until kale is slightly wilted, 1-3 minutes. Season generously with salt and pepper.

  • Add couscous and 2 cups water (3 cups for 4 servings). Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until couscous is tender, 6-8 minutes. Drain any excess liquid if necessary.

  • Once couscous is done, stir in apple, raisins (reserve soaking liquid for Step 5), half the stock concentrates, and a squeeze of lemon juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper. Keep covered off heat.

 

Ingredient Quantities
  • Kale

    4 ounce

  • Lemon

    1 unit

  • Apple

    1 unit

  • Shallot

    ½ units

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

4
  • Melt 3 TBSP butter (6 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped sage and cook, stirring, until butter is foamy and flecked with amber brown bits, 1-2 minutes. Remove pan from heat.

  • Stir sage brown butter, half the lemon zest, and a pinch of salt into pot with couscous mixture; set aside. Wipe out pan.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Lemon

    1 unit

  • Sage

    0.05 ounce

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Butter

    4 tablespoon (tbsp)

5
  • Heat pan used for brown butter over medium heat. Add ¼ cup water (½ cup for 4 servings), cream cheese, reserved raisin soaking liquid, remaining lemon zest, and remaining stock concentrate.

  • Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and combined, 2-3 minutes. Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) until melted; season with salt and pepper to taste.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Cream Cheese

    4 tablespoon

  • Lemon

    1 unit

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Butter

    4 tablespoon (tbsp)

6
  • Once squash is tender, remove from oven. Carefully flip and stuff with as much couscous filling as will fit.

  • Divide any remaining couscous filling between plates. Top with stuffed squash and drizzle with lemon cream sauce. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Lemon

    1 unit