What to do with a squash?

LizD_2

Was given a squash yesterday by my neighbour, not sure what to do with it?

In my cupboard:

Couscous
spices
Olive oil
Sweetcorn
Chopped tomatoes
brown rice
Arborio rice

Fridge/freezer:
Eggs
Milk
Peppers
Feta cheese
Philadelphia cheese
Cauliflower
Brocolli
Quorn mince
Vegebacon
frozen peas

Please help!

Anne_Marie_2

Loads of different kind of squashes, they come in different shapes and sizes.
Depending on how big it is, you can maybe make several different dishes. If small (courgette/small marrow), you can maybe do stuffed. You have loads in your cupboard and fridge/freezer to do that - couscous or brown rice, chopped veggies, tomatoes, some flesh from squash, herbs and/or spices, some cheese, bake in oven - timing depends on size, but for a large courgette would give about 30-40 mins. (I leave cheese off and add during last 10 mins of cooking time).
I had a rather large pumpkin (squash) in my organic veg delivery last Wednesday. I made soup and froze it in batches. Didn't have time to do loads of different things, as had a lot on, which was a shame. Made a fairly simple soup with onions, pumpkin, ground coriander, oregano & veggie stock cubes, salt & pepper - when cooked whizzed it all up with stick blender. Froze in portions, but left some out to have & added some cream - was really tasty. However loads of other good squash soup recipes. I was just pushed for time.
Sure others will come along soon with some suggestions, but it would be good to know what kind and size of squash you have.

Gingham_Ribbon

Have a look in the mega index under cooking and recipes.

I like them roasted or in soup.

tra_2

Funny thing about butternut squash - most people I know, including myself, never knew they existed until we had a baby. All of a sudden, there we are, making puree for weaning.

Ruby_Pudding

I think the nicest soup in the world id HM butternut squash soup made with a BNS, and onion and some stock. Simple but healthy

maryb

found a delic recipe in a magazine for squash and spinach lasagne. basically cut the squash into cubes and steam or boil it then mix with some chopped wilted spinach (or use frozen). Then use that in a lasagne instead of the meat sauce ie layer it with cheese sauce and lasagne sheets (add some nutmeg to the cheese sauce, it really sets off the flavour of the squash)

yummy

cathybird

http://www.recipesource.com/fgv/rice/squash-risotto.html

recipe for squash risotto. haven't tried it so can't vouch for it but it's simple and sounds quite nice. It calls for frozen veg but you could probably just bung in some sweetcorn & peppers

cathybird

http://www.recipesource.com/special-diets/vegetarian/03/rec0349.html

or this sounds nice

Madmel

We had them for about 6 weeks in a row in our veg box, so I got quite inventive. A PP mentioned soup, and you can throw lots of other veg in there. Or you could cut some slices about 1 - 2 cm thick, brush each side with olive oil and roast for about 40 minutes. A sprig of rosemary on the top is lovely.

I have also cut one into quarters, roasted it for about an hour, then scooped out the flesh & mashed it with some cheese and herbs, then put back in the oven to melt the cheese. Brie was fantastic, but feta & Philadelphia should be fine too.

tra_2

Madmel wrote:

We had them for about 6 weeks in a row in our veg box, so I got quite inventive. A PP mentioned soup, and you can throw lots of other veg in there. Or you could cut some slices about 1 - 2 cm thick, brush each side with olive oil and roast for about 40 minutes. A sprig of rosemary on the top is lovely.

I have also cut one into quarters, roasted it for about an hour, then scooped out the flesh & mashed it with some cheese and herbs, then put back in the oven to melt the cheese. Brie was fantastic, but feta & Philadelphia should be fine too.

You've made me feel hungry - they sound lovely.

Horasio

As I am a BBQ addict, we BBQ ours after par cooking in the microwave.