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Roasted Butternut Squash Tacos with Halloumi

6-8 tacos
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword vegetarian
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

Pickled onions

  • 1 red onion finely sliced
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • ½ cup distilled white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Butternut squash

  • 1 medium butternut squash peeled, cut into ¼ inch thick slices
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • salt and pepper

Salsa verde

  • ½ cup cilantro chopped
  • ½ cup parsley chopped
  • 2 tablespoon chives chopped
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • 3 tablespoon lime juice
  • ¼ cup pine nuts toasted
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Remaining ingredients

  • 8 ounces halloumi sliced
  • 2 pasilla peppers sliced
  • 8 tortillas

Instructions

  • Make the pickled onions. Combine ½ cup boiling water with ½ cup distilled white vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt. Pour over the sliced red onions in a medium bowl and let sit for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Toss together the sliced butternut squash with 2 tablespoon olive oil, 2 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon cumin, and ½ teaspoon oregano. Season with salt and pepper. Spread the squash on a baking sheet in an even layer. Roast for 15 minutes, flip and roast for another 10 minutes or until tender. Keep warm.
  • Make the salsa verde. Combine all of the ingredients together including ½ cup chopped cilantro, ½ cup chopped parsley, 2 tablespoon chives, 1 teaspoon lime zest, 3 tablespoon lime juice, ¼ cup toasted pine nuts, 1 tablespoon garlic, and 1 cup olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a non-stick saute pan over medium heat. Cook the halloumi until browned on both sides, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm. In the same pan, saute the sliced pasilla peppers until charred, about 4 minutes.
  • Wipe the pan clean and heat the tortillas until softened.
  • Assemble the tacos. Fill the tortillas with the roasted butternut squash, halloumi, charred pasilla peppers, pickled onions, and salsa verde. Serve immediately.