Air Fryer Butternut Squash Steaks with Garlic

Butternut squash steaks on plates with mashed potatoes. the steaks are topped with roasted garlic and sage.

5 from 12 votes

Air Fryer Butternut Squash Steaks with Garlic

Roasted butternut squash steaks cooked in the air fryer with butter and sage until tender and slightly caramelized, and then topped with roasted garlic. The times listed are only for making the butternut squash steaks. A bulb of garlic can take an hour to roast.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: vegan main dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: butternut squash steaks

Servings:

Calories: 122kcal

Author: Susan Pridmore

Equipment

Chef's knife
cutting board
Vegetable peeler
Air Fryer
silicone baster

Ingredients

1 bulb garlic
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon minced fresh sage leaves
2 ½ - 3 pound butternut squash with a long, thick neck
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon kosher salt or ½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon ground sage
1 tablespoon balsamic glaze

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425˚F.
Remove the outer papery layers of the garlic bulb. Some will be loose and easily removed. Others will need to be pried away, starting at the top of the bulb. It's fine to leave some layers.
Using a chef's knife, slice off the top ¼" of the garlic bulb and discard. Place the bulb in foil, and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap the bulb in the foil while leaving some head room inside the foil package.
Roast for 30 minutes or until tender. For a deeper roasting, continue to roast for another 30 minutes.
When the bulb is cool enough to handle, gently press the bottoms of the cloves of garlic to push them out of the bulb. Cut off the tops of any cloves still protected in their papery skin, and press them out. Kitchen scissors work well for this.
Mash the roasted garlic cloves using a fork. Add the minced sage leaves, and continue to mash into a paste. If the cloves are dry, sprinkle them with a pinch of kosher salt.
Set aside until the steaks are done.
Preheat the air fryer to 380˚F.
Cut the butternut squash into steaks (see the How to Make Butternut Squash Steaks section for details.)
Melt the butter in the microwave oven or in a small skillet on the stovetop. Stir in the salt, pepper, and ground sage. Lightly baste the tops of the butternut squash steaks with the spiced butter.
Arrange the steaks in the air fryer basket, and roast them for a total of 15 minutes. Halfway through air frying, turn the steaks over, and baste the tops.
Continue to roast the steaks until they are tender and caramelized to your preference.
Transfer butternut squash steaks to a serving plate, and smear each steak with the roasted garlic and sage paste.
Drizzle with any remaining melted butter and balsamic glaze.
Serve warm.

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