Butternut Goat Cheese And Walnut Spread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (1 1/2 lb) butternut squash
• cooking spray
• 1 whole head of garlic
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (3 ounce) package goat cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 36 slices french baguettes, toasted (about 8 ounces)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 cut the squash in half lengthwise; remove and discard seeds.
• 3 place squash halves, cut sides down, on a foil-lined jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray.
• 4 remove papery skin from the garlic head (do not peel or separate the cloves). wrap garlic head in foil. place garlic on pan with squash.
• 5 bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until squash is tender. cool slightly. scoop out the pulp from squash, and discard skins.
• 6 separate garlic cloves; squeeze to extract garlic pulp. discard skins.
• 7 place squash, garlic, juice, salt, and cheese in a food processor; process until smooth.
• 8 spoon mixture into a bowl, and sprinkle evenly with nuts. serve with baguette slices.