Vie Knife & Fork

SIDE Butternut Grains

Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

Total 30 mins

Author lynsie

Yield 8-10 servings

This side is great for folks who shy away from butternut squash because it’s, well, sometimes tricky to add into meals. Am I right? Sneak it into the grains and you’ll have a creamy and bright grain salad that can be served warm or cold.

Ingredients

1 shallot, minced

1 Tbsp oil or butter

2 stalks celery, diced

1 carrot, diced

1 bag frozen butternut squash

1 bag quick-cooking grains. your choice (I suggest barley or farro)

1 tsp each salt & pepper

1/2 cup toasted pine nuts, for garnish

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, saute shallot in butter or oil for 5 minutes, add celery and carrot and cook for 10 minutes.
Add butternut squash, grains and water to cover.*

Cook until grains are soft, add water as needed and salt and pepper to taste.
Top with toasted pine nuts if desired for garnish.

Notes

*For a tutorial on how to cook grains, look here. Your proportions of liquid to grains should be 2 parts liquid to 1 part grains, but keep an eye on your grains + veggies as they cook and add water if needed so as to prevent scorching.

To learn how to toast nuts perfectly, click here.

Courses side

Recipe by Vie at https://getvie.com/knifeandfork/