Butternut Squash Mole - Delicious Living

Ingredients

• 1/2 small red onion (peeled and cut into very thin semicircles)
• 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp lime juice (divided)
• 3/4 tsp kosher salt (divided)
• 1 medium butternut squash
• 1 Tbsp grapeseed oil or avocado oil
• 15 oz can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
• 2 garlic cloves (roughly chopped)
• 1 small yellow onion (roughly chopped)
• 1 chipotle chili pepper in adobo sauce (roughly chopped)
• 1 Tbsp adobo sauce ((from chipotle chili peppers))
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 Medjool dates (pitted and roughly chopped)
• 1/4 cup smooth almond butter, peanut butter, or sunflower seed butter
• 3 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped (plus extra for garnish)
• 15 oz can black beans (drained and rinsed)