Gluten-Free Butternut Squash and Sage Bowl
Golden squash softens into a cozy, creamy-style sauce with sage and zucchini, finished with lemon zest and parsley.
Fits Celiac, AIP, Hashimoto's and 17 more diets
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Ingredients
- 500 g butternut squash, peeled and cut into small cubes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp fresh sage, finely chopped
- ½ cup green tops of scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp garlic-infused olive oil
- 1 zucchini, finely diced
- 2.5 cups water, add warm
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Method
- Brown squash in olive oil until golden at the edges.8 min timer
- Stir in sage, scallion greens, infused oil, and salt; soften.4 min timer
- Add zucchini and warm water; simmer until squash softens.15 min timer
- Mash a few squash cubes, stirring until the sauce turns creamy.
- Fold in lemon zest and parsley; serve while hot.
Why it works
- Type 2 diabetes: Squash and zucchini make a vegetable-centered bowl with no added sugar.
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Squash, zucchini, herbs, and olive oil; no grains, legumes, dairy, or soy.
- Autoimmune protocol (AIP): Squash, zucchini, sage, and olive oil; no grains, dairy, eggs, nightshades, or seed spices.
- Celiac disease: No gluten-containing ingredients.
- Milk allergy: Olive oil and squash give the dish richness without dairy.
- Wheat allergy: No wheat or grain-based ingredients are used.
- Egg allergy: No egg or egg-based ingredients.
- Gluten-free: No wheat, barley, rye, malt, or grain products.
- Anti-inflammatory: Squash, zucchini, herbs, and olive oil, without added sugar.
- Paleo: Squash, zucchini, olive oil, and herbs; no grains, legumes, or dairy.
- Egg-free: No eggs or egg-based ingredients.
- Dairy-free: Olive oil provides richness; no butter, cheese, or cream.
- No spicy food: Sage, parsley, and lemon zest season the squash without heat.
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