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Roasted Beets and Butternut Squash plating

Roasted Beets and Butternut Squash

Course Side
Cuisine Israeli, Middle Eastern

Ingredients
  

  • 2 mediuim beet roots +1 Beet Root to juice for pink tehina
  • 1/2 butternut squash
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 2 1/2 tbs. olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp. Za'atar
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
  • 1/4 tsp. black pepper

For the pink Tehina

  • 1/3 cup raw tehina (sesame paste)
  • 1/2 lemon freshly squeezed (about 2 tsp. lemon juice)
  • 1-2 tbs. fresh beet juice
  • 3 tbs. water
  • salt a pinch and a little

Instructions
 

  • Peel and cube beets and butternut squash to about 1 inch in size.
  • Lay all vegetables flat in one layer on a parchment paper in a large oven tray.
  • Drizzle evenly with olive oil.
  • Sprinkle all vegetables with Za’atar, garlic salt and black pepper.
  • Roast the vegetable in a preheated oven of 400°.
  • After 40 minutes carefully give the vegetables a good flip.
  • Keep roasting for additional 10-15 minutes.
  • Zest one lemon.
  • Toast the pumpkin seeds in a small pan over medium heat for 5 minutes.
  • Make sure to toss them around for even toasting.

To make the tehina

  • Combine lemon juice with raw tehina and stir using a fork.
  • Add beet juice and mix to combine.
  • Add water and salt and stir to a smooth consistency.

When serving

  • Drizzle the roasted vegetables with pink tehina sauce and top with toasted pumpkin seeds and Lemon zest.

Notes

Photo by Huppit Bartov Miller