Fruit-Filled Acorn Squash

Recipe Ingredients

1		Acorn squash - (1 pound) (medium)
2 oz	56g	Dried apricot halves - (6 whole)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Raisins
2 tablespoons	30ml	Apricot preserves
1 teaspoon	5ml	Water
1		Salt
1 tablespoon	15ml	Sliced almonds - toasted

Recipe Instructions

Cut squash in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membrane.

Place squash, cut side down, in a vegetable steamer; arrange apricots around squash.

Place steamer over boiling water in a Dutch oven. Cover and steam 15 minutes or until squash is crisp-tender.

Coarsely chop apricots.

Combine chopped apricots, raisins, and next 3 ingredients.

Spoon evenly into each squash half. Cover and steam 5 minutes or until squash is tender. Sprinkle with toasted almonds. Yield: 2 servings.

Source:
Cooking Light, Oct 1993, page 128

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