Roasted Sweet Potato and Delicata Squash With Cranberry Agrodolce
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The sweet and sour cranberry sauce for this holiday-ready side does double duty: it looks gorgeous (and tastes great) drizzled over roasted delicata squash and sweet potatoes, but it’s also an excellent turkey condiment. Don’t worry—this recipe makes a good amount so you'll have plenty to serve on the side.
Recipe information
Total Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Yield
8 servings
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss squash, sweet potatoes, and oil in a very large bowl. Add red pepper flakes and 2 tsp. salt and toss to combine. Arrange on a rimmed baking sheet with 12 thyme sprigs. Roast, tossing once halfway through, until squash is golden brown and fork-tender, about 1 hour.
Step 2
Meanwhile, cook cranberries, vinegar, sugar, and remaining 3 thyme sprigs and ½ tsp. salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until cranberries are soft and sauce is thick and syrupy, about 35 minutes.
Step 3
Transfer vegetables to a platter, then drizzle some agrodolce over. Serve remaining agrodolce alongside.
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Back to TopI had to do quite a bit of adjusting to get balance in this recipe. I think 3/4 cup of red wine vinegar would be plenty, but I used one cup. I upped the sugar to 2 cups. I used 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. It was all right, but adding a little balsamic vinegar (1 Tbs.) made the flavor fuller. I love the sauce I made, but it's not what the recipe called for.
Lynne
Fort Worth, TX
11/22/2022
I haven't tried the recipe, however, it looks to be poorly written. I doubt this was test verified. Having experience with the veg roasting and cranberry agrodolce (sweet sour sauce), 2 observations: 1. Roasting time and temperature is wrong; you will get overly browned and dried out slices due to the sugar content of squash and sweet potato. Change instructions to start checking doneness after 30 minutes. 2. Cranberries are tart. The recipe should start with 1/2 cup red wine vinegar and add additional to taste. Most people think cranberry sauce should taste like the sweet, gloppy canned mess. Italian agrodolce is a fine balance of sweet and acid.Taste as you go! Epicurious, you need to do more testing and tastings on each of your recipes. I have found inspiration in them, but verify with similar recipes by more reliable sources on-line.
Jersey Jim
Jersey City, NJ
11/21/2021
I made 1/2 recipe for our (smaller) COVID Christmas dinner. This was very attractive and delicious, with some modifications. After reading other reviews I decided to reduce the astringency of the agrodolce. I replaced some of the red wine vinegar with balsamic vinegar and added some orange flavor. I use about 1/3 balsamic and 2/3 red wine (next time I’ll do 1/2 and 1/2). I also cut a clementine in half and added that the pot while the cranberries were cooking. It still made my eyes water while it was cooking, but the end result was delicious. The squash and potatoes did not need an hour—more like 40 minutes. Even cutting the quantities in half it was difficult to fit all the veggies onto a 1/2 sheet pan. The left over agrodolce did not go to waste! It was great with yoghurt!
jakebraun
Jackson Heights, NY
12/30/2020
The agrodolce sauce is inedible. Can't even stand to breathe the smell of it. Our entire house smells like red wine vinegar. Will never make that again! Hoping the tips for roasting the squash and sweet potatoes will help make that part of the recipe edible. Will use a balsamic reduction instead of the cranberry nightmare.
prototype
Houston, TX
11/28/2019
I made this for a friendsgiving this past weekend and it was a huge hit. the cranberry sauce was perfect and honestly so easy to make. (note: do not over reduce as it thickens more when it cools) Next time i will skin the squash, im not sure if it was just the ones i bought or what but the skin roasted to an unpleasant texture and we all ended up cutting it off before we ate it but overall a great recipe thats very easy to make with classic flavors. its perfect to bring to an event because youre basically bringing two dishes in one which will impress everyone and they will never know how easy it actually was. dont be shy with the red pepper too, the heat balances really well with the sweet of the cranberries.
Anonymous
Costa Mesa, CA
11/25/2019
We made this for Thanksgiving and loved it so much we have already had it again. It was gorgeous on the plate with the circles of delicata, sweet potato rounds and the agrodulce's deep red accent. I have been making a cranberry chutney for the holiday in past years and this agrodulce will be one we will use going forward.
Anonymous
Nashville TN
12/3/2017
I should add, the quality of the red wine vinegar does make a sifference!
adupay
Roseville,MN
11/28/2017
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