Charlize Theron shares her favorite roasted squash salad recipe
"I'm Charlize Theron and I am a special food correspondent today."
— -- Charlize Theron and celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian shared step-by-step instructions for how to make the actress' favorite roasted squash salad on "Good Morning America" today.
The Academy Award-winning actress was whipping up her favorite autumn salad for guests at an event celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her Africa Outreach Project, which has raised millions of dollars for education and empowerment programs for African children. The goal of the project is to help prevent HIV infection, according to Theron, a South Africa native.
"I'm Charlize Theron and I am a special food correspondent today for all of you on 'GMA,'" the actress said from the kitchen of Zakarian's restaurant, Georgie, at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills. "This is a very special culinary experience for a good cause!"
Zakarian, who rose to fame on "Iron Chef America," also shared some of his tips for making the salad at home, saying, "Squash is one of those things that you put it in the oven, if you cook it 50 minutes or 90 minutes, it doesn't matter."
Theron added, "You can't mess it up."
Zakarian said the salad has a "fall theme," but there are "no rules" to how it's made.
Full recipe for Theron's favorite autumn salad, from chef Geoffrey Zakarian:
Ingredients for the garnish:
Fried Salsify and Parsnips
Pomegranate seeds
Micro herbs
Ingredients for the squash condiment:
1 Kabocha squash
1/2 cup rosemary garlic Oil
1 cup picked rosemary
1/2 cup olive oil
1 clove garlic
1 tsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper