Roasted Delicata Squash is easy to prepare and super delicious. The texture is smooth and creamy. Roasting brings out the sweetness of this tasty fall vegetable. The best part is that you can eat the skin so you dont have to peel it. Roasted delicata squash is perfect for a festive fall meal and simple enough for a weeknight dinner.
Have you tried Delicata Squash yet? If not, you must give this fall squash a try especially if you like to eat squash but dont like the hassle of preparing most of the varieties. It tastes slightly sweet and the best way to cook it is to roast it.
Until a few years ago, I had never heard of delicata squash but I am so happy I discovered it and you will be too! Unlike most winter squash, delicata squash has thin skin that you can eat therefore there is no need to peel it.
Another great thing about delicata squash is that it is easy to cut it into chunks or slices. Be sure to use a sharp, sturdy chefs knife and it will be easily sliced.[feast_advanced_jump_to]
Easy Grocery List of Ingredients
It takes only 3 ingredients to make roasted delicata squash.
- Delicata Squash-choose one that is heavy for its size. Most of them weigh around 1 pound.
- Olive oil-feel free to use your favorite oil.
- Kosher salt-any kind of salt will work. However, if you use salt with a fine grind, cut the salt in half.
What does delicata squash look like?
Delicata squash is a winter squash that is long and cylindrical in shape. It is yellow and has orange or green stripes that run lengthwise.
In the middle are seeds and the inside flesh is yellow.
They are best early to late fall.
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What kind of squash is yellow?
Yellow Globe Squash is a round and slightly flattened squash with a bright yellow color. It has a mild and sweet flavor, and is a good variety to use in any stuffed yellow squash recipe due to its shape. Yellow straightneck squash is the ubiquitous yellow squash you see at the grocery next to zucchini.
What does acorn squash taste like?
Acorn squash has a bit of a mild and buttery flavour. It is similar in flavour to a pumpkin (not pumpkin pie) but cooked pumpkin, however, it isn’t as flavourful as pumpkin. The benefit of acorn squash is that it can be combined with many flavours well and can be prepared in many different ways.
What does a striped squash taste like?
Cucurbita maxima (Turban group). This fanciful orange-and-olive-green striped squash resembles – you guessed it – a turban. Medium in size, weighing in at 5-7 pounds, this heirloom winter squash is beautiful for ornamental uses but also considered quite good tasting as well, with a mildly sweet, nutty, flavor that’s similar to pumpkin.
What color is banana squash?
When mature, Banana Squash are a salmon pink color, with mild-tasting flesh and an easy-to-remove peel. This heirloom squash, a type of Hubbard, is particularly popular in the southeast United States; in fact, it’s also known as Georgia Candy Roaster Squash. Also available in smaller variations including the especially great tasting Blue Banana.