10 days until Thanksgiving. Are you ready? 19 days until Dec 1st. . that is scary!
This year we are hosting Thanksgiving at our house with a small little group. It should be lots of fun. I usually do Turkey and ribs for Thanksgiving but i have decided to skip the ribs this year. With an 8 months old in the house, something has to go.
I have been experimenting with some new side dishes, still not decided which ones i will serve but this Squash Salad with Oranges and Olives is delicious. Very refreshing and also filling. Could be a great little side dish to your Thanksgiving table.
There are a few things that are must haves for Thanksgiving (my husband says so). We are doing the Turkey of course, with the best stuffing, and mashed potatoes and gravy. Then my husband’s mother always made this traditional carrot pudding cake so we have to have that – i love this tradition, you can eat it instead of bread or even serve as dessert. We eat it instead of bread. Then the other thing that is a must for me are the cranberry orange molds – these are to die for. I usually make more and eat them as dessert days after Thanksgiving. They are so good.
Those are the things that are set for right now. A few of the guests are bringing side dishes and desserts. So we should have a pretty full table.
What are some of your thanksgiving dishes that are must haves every year. Feel free to add links.
Squash Salad with Oranges and Olives
Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
1 large 17 oz (500g) butternut squash
2 small shallots
½ cup olives (without pits)
Olive oil
1 orange
½ cup nuts (optional)
1 cup parsley, chopped
salt och pepper
Directions:
Preheat the over to 350F.
Clean the squash and cut into ½ inch squares. Put onto a cookie sheet. Then chop the shallots and add to the cookie sheet. Zest the full orange peel and also add to the shallot and squash.
Cut the olives in half and add to the cookies sheet, and then add salt and pepper. Sprinkle some olive oil all over and make sure everything is incorporated.
Bake in the oven until your squash is soft but not mushy. About 30 minutes.
While it is baking peel the skin off of the orange and then cut the orange into ½ inch pieces and put into a serving bowl.
Chop the parsley and mix in with the orange.
Once the squash is done, remove from oven and add to the oranges and parsley. Mix well. Then sprinkle with some nuts of your choice (optional).
Taste if you need to add any more salt.
Enjoy as a refreshing side dish.
Adapted from: Allt om Mat
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PolaM says
November 12, 2012 at 6:22 amThis looks delicious! Really an interesting flavor combinations: might end up on my Thanksgiving table!
Katherine Martinelli says
November 12, 2012 at 9:21 amWhat a pretty and unusual salad! I love all the orange. We usually keep Thanksgiving pretty simple – turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, string beans and rolls. And of course pumpkin pie 🙂
Ann-sofi MATSAFARI says
November 12, 2012 at 11:34 amFrukt i sallad, det är läckert:)
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
November 12, 2012 at 12:30 pmWhat a lovely combination – squash and orange! This side dish definitely brighten the table and individual dishes. I always prefer something light on the side, and this is very lovely dish, Ewa!
Katarina says
November 12, 2012 at 7:13 pmThis looks fresh and delicious and has a lovely color!
Katerina says
November 13, 2012 at 9:57 amI love orange in salads and pairing it with squash I am sure made the salad far more interesting!
carolinaheartstrings says
November 13, 2012 at 6:23 pmThat is a beautiful salad! It looks fantastic. Come and visit us. We are having a great giveaway this week – $75 swank bag from Pick Your Plum.
Shut Up and Cook says
November 13, 2012 at 8:19 pmLove the twist on the holiday classics…and this is a beauty! So enjoy your recipes. Keep ’em coming!
Juliana says
November 14, 2012 at 4:21 pmBeautiful salad…love the combination of the squash with the orange…awesome color and flavors.
Hope you are having a great week 🙂
Deeba says
November 15, 2012 at 7:45 amFascinating! What a pretty salad
vanillasugarblog says
November 18, 2012 at 5:13 pmoranges and olives?
I would love to give that a go.
what a gorgeous photo too!
Shetand says
November 10, 2015 at 10:36 pmThis sounds great. I made an awsmeoe stock but have not gotten into making soup yet. I was sorry to see that it was only about 5 cups. Soups will come but for now the stock is frozen.