Refreshingly Simple Squash Dishes for Right Now
It’s pumpkin-spice-everything season—which we can’t deny we love, but we think could be improved upon. For taste that goes beyond grocery-store sugar-pie pumpkins and flavored lattes, experiment with different varieties of squash and pumpkins. Kabocha, for instance, is brilliant in soup with Middle Eastern spices. Delicata squash is delicious when roasted and topped with gremolata, and an acorn squash makes a perfect (edible) bowl to fill with veggies, grains and legumes. You really can’t go wrong.
Quinoa Stuffed Kabocha
So, this dish seems a little weird and crazy, but it’s delicious and simpler to make than it sounds. The bowl is the squash and you can scoop as much or as little as you like onto your plate with the quinoa. This definitely does not feel like a detox.
Roasted Kabocha Soup
This warming winter soup has a good kick of ginger, which helps stimulate digestion. Use the second half of kabocha in this Braised Lentil Salad.
Roasted Squash with Brown Butter Hazelnut Gremolata
Brown butter makes everything better, and this roasted squash dish is no exception. A tip: We prefer delicata, acorn, or kabocha squash because you don’t have to bother peeling them.
