The Best Winter Vegetable Medley
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Festive Winter Vegetable Medley

A delicious and healthy and festive looking side dish for the holidays
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 people

Ingredients

  • 3 - 4 cups butternut squash peeled, seeded & cut into 1" cubes
  • 3 cups Brussels sprouts trimmed & cut into halves
  • 1 small sweet potato peeled, & cut into 1" cubes
  • 1 cup cranberries
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup roasted pecan halves
  • 4 - 7 tbsp goat cheese cut into 1/2" cubes
  • 1-1/2 tsp Himalayan salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 - 4 pinches red pepper flakes to taste
  • 3 - 4 tbs Aged Balsamic Vinegar

Instructions

  • Peel and seed a medium sized butternut squash. Then cut into 1" sized cubes, place in large mixing bowl.
  • Wash and trim Brussels sprouts. Cut into halves and place in large bowl with butternut.
  • Wash and peel sweet potato. Cut into 1" cubes, add to bowl with sprouts and butternut.
  • Drizzle olive oil over vegetables in bowl, gently toss until all the vegetables are coated.
  • Add cranberries to oil coated vegetables in bowl, lightly toss a couple more times.
  • Cover large baking pan with parchment paper. Pour contents of bowl onto pan, then spread out evenly until all the vegetables and cranberries are in a single layer. (Vegetables can touch one another, but should not be so crowded that they sit upon one another.)
  • Sprinkle, salt, pepper and pepper flakes over the top.
  • Bake in 400o oven for approximately 50 minutes or until vegetables have dark golden brown edges.
  • While vegetables are roasting in the oven, cut the goat cheese into 1/2" cubes, set aside.
  • Measure out roasted pecan halves, set aside.
  • When vegetables are done roasting, take out of oven then immediately drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the vegetables. Gently toss the vegetables a couple of time while on the pan with a spatula.
  • Place the vegetables in a serving bowl, add the pecan halves and goat cheese. Then with a large metal serving spoon gently toss the vegetables only 3 or 4 times. Do not over mix.