Delicious Stuffed Delicatas (V)

Cooking skills focus: Roasting, sautéing, balancing flavors

Ingredients:

5 delicata squash, cut into quarters & seeds removed

1 T olive oil

Salt & pepper TT

Stems of 1 bu red chard, sliced ¼” thick

½ head garlic, cloves peeled & minced

1 T cooking oil

Salt & pepper TT

3 cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed well

¼ can Joya tahini

2 lemons, juiced

1 bu parsley, minced

Salt & pepper TT

2 T sumac

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Coat the squash in the olive oil and season with salt and pepper, and roast in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until browned and tender.

3. Heat the large sauté pan over high heat, then add the 1 T cooking oil. Add the chard stems and cook for 3-4 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium, add the garlic and cook 4-5 minutes more. Put in a large bowl.

4. Add the rest of the ingredients, combine and season with salt and pepper. Stuff in the squash quarters, top with the sumac and serve.