Try These Recipes From Sean Sherman’s ‘Turtle Island’

The recipes in “Turtle Island” abstain from using any colonial ingredients, such as wheat, sugar, chicken, beef, and dairy.
Try These Recipes From Sean Sherman’s ‘Turtle Island’
"Turtle Island," by Sean Sherman, with Kate Nelson and Kristin Donnelly. Penguin Random House/TNS
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By Sharyn Jackson The Minnesota Star Tribune
Like the menu at Sean Sherman’s James Beard Award-winning restaurant Owamni, the recipes in “Turtle Island” abstain from using any colonial ingredients, such as wheat, sugar, chicken, beef, and dairy. It was a challenge Sherman set out for himself early on in his career to only cook using the foods that are Indigenous to North America.

Squash and Pepita Tartlets

Makes 10 to 12 tartlets.