Winter squash varieties like acorn squash, butternut squash, and sugar pumpkins are chock full of vitamin A, vitamin C, fiber, and even protein. They're also low in saturated fat and cholesterol. In addition to its praise-worthy nutritional benefits, winter squash also happens to be delicious. It typically boasts a sweet flavor and a creamy, buttery texture that lends itself beautifully to roasting or mashing.
In addition to the flesh, you can often also roast some squashes' seeds to make a tasty and healthy seasonal snack. Acorn squash can be recognized for its distinctive dark, ridged exterior and orange interior. It's sweet and buttery, making a great simple vegetable side. Unlike other winter squash varieties, the skin of acorn squash is tender and flavor, so there's no need to peel this vegetable before roasting. It also boasts more calcium and potassium than other winter squash varieties, so this is one of the healthiest veggies you can cook this season.
Try a simple preparation with our Roasted Winter Squash recipe. Butternut squash has recently skyrocketed in popularity; today, it's one of the most popular winter squashes, often found pureed in soups, simply roasted and added to winter dishes, or boiled and mashed. Its starchy texture makes it a great, healthier alternative to potatoes. The thick-skinned orange vegetable can be difficult to break down you'll want to peel this squash , but with these tips you'll have no problem cutting and preparing your butternut squash.
You've probably seen this trendy squash all over—it's recently surged in popularity because, when baked and shredded, it bears remarkable resemblance to spaghetti but it's a vegetable. The squash is large, round, and yellow, and once halved and roasted, the inside easily shreds to noodle-like strands. Make spaghetti squash when you're looking for a healthier, yet still satisfying alternative to pasta.
You can even buy it at Costco. Once cooked , this squash can be treated similarly to spaghetti—bake it with marinara and mozzarella or try more eclectic flavor combinations. This fancy squash variety is beloved for its stunning green-and-white markings. Although it's a winter squash, it's known for its more delicate rind like zucchini and yellow squash, the delicata's skin is edible. The delicata squash doesn't need much dressing up.
It tastes great when cut into half-moon strips no peeling required and simply roasted with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Try adding it to a light pasta dish. The dumpling squash is miniature around the size of an apple compared to its winter squash cousins.
Like the delicata squash, the dumpling squash boasts a thin, edible rind, so it can be roasted whole. Its flavor is sweet and mild, making it a great vehicle for meats or cheeses.
Like the pattypan squash, the dumpling squash can be stuffed and baked. Try stuffing it with ground beef or adapting one of our stuffed vegetable recipes to use this cute squash variety. It can be difficult to classify a pumpkin because it fits into so many different food categories: a pumpkin is technically a squash, a gourd , and a fruit.
It can be cooked and baked or used decoratively. Most Popular. Classic Tomato Soup Recipe. Potato Gnocchi Recipe. Osso Buco Recipe. Classic Bread Stuffing Recipe. What is it? Substitute delicata squash, which are similarly sized and shaped. How to store: This hard-skinned squash will keep for weeks in a cool, dark, well ventilated area. Private Notes Edit Delete. Recipe Acorn Squash with Rosemary and Brown Sugar This quick braise gives a favorite fall vegetable a sweet and tangy finish.
Recipe Maple-Roasted Acorn Squash Choose acorn squash on the small side; they'll be more tender and cook more quickly than large ones. Recipe Master Recipe for Roasted Acorn Squash I like orange- and white-skinned acorn squash for its slightly moister flesh and thinner skin, but the dark green kind is delicious too.
Recipe Quick-Roasted Winter Vegetables For weeknight meals, you can speed up the process of roasting winter vegetables by cutting them into thin slices. Comments Leave a Comment. Leave A Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Member ID. Featured Review. What We're Cooking Now. Menu A Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner. Menu A Cozy Fall Brunch. GROWING: Although you grow them at the same time as summer squash, winter squash is named because of its harder skin that makes it capable of long winter storage.
The vigorous vines do best planted in full sun on hills—small mounds in the garden where a hole has been dug and then backfilled with a mixture of compost and the existing soil. Space the hills about 8 feet apart; the vines need room to ramble.
After all danger of frost has passed in spring, push about five seeds into each hill, water well, and after a week or two, thin the seedlings to two plants. Since the vines will cover a lot of ground, cover the bed with mulch to keep down weeds while protecting the developing fruits from rot. It takes about 80 to days for them to be ready for harvest. Depending on the length of your growing season, you may want to eat the first batch of squash and plant a second round for storing over the winter.
Native Americans, however, had been eating it for many centuries. The English name of this tasty member of the gourd family comes from the Narragansett word askutasquash.
Most have a sweet, mellow flavor, but there are differences here as well. EATING: With the exception of spaghetti squash, virtually any winter squash including pumpkin can be substituted for another in any recipe, from main dish to side dish to dessert.
The first order of business, though, is how to cut the squash.
0コメント