Deluxe asparagus and acron squash rings

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

16 Asparagus stalks 1/2 c Chopped walnuts
2 x Small or medium acorn squash 1/4 c Fresh lemon juice
Scauce:.................... 2 tb Cider vinegar
1/4 c Clarified butter (see note) 6 tb Apple cider
2 tb Sugar

Trim thick asparagus ends; cut squash in half crosswise. Scoop out and
discard squash seeds; slice squash into 1/4-inch rings. In kettle,
carefully cook squash rings, then asparagus in boiling, salted water until
tender. Don't overcook. Drain each vegetable as soon as it's tender. Heat
butter in medium skillet. Add sugar and walnuts. Stir over medium heat
until sugar is light brown. Deglaze pan with lemon juice, vingar and cider.
Cook, stirring constantly, to reduce by half.
To serve, layer 3 acorn squash rings on each of 4 plates; put 4
asparagus spears thru acorn squash. Spoon sauce over. NOTE: To make
clarified butter, slowly melt stick of butter over very low heat. Let
solids settle to bottom; use oil-clarified butter- on top