She also does simple starter flavors of one ingredient only,
like yellow squash, available in a package with four lovingly made frozen 1 - ounce cubes.
I normally don't
like yellow squash, but we have some anyway (because you just get what they give you) and this recipe actually sounded so good.
Or even sneak a few vegetables into their box by using a perfectly sweet treat with hidden veggies in
it like these Yellow Squash Vanilla Cupcakes!
This sunshine - y Squash Pie is the perfect plan, and you can use any type of summer squash you have in abundance
like yellow squash, zucchini, patty pan or a mixture.
Not exact matches
I realize I have yet to do a total recipe post
like Alyssa does so I'm excited to share with you all a recipe I made after coming across an abundance of
yellow squash from a client's garden.
This recipe can be easily customized with vegetables you have on hand
like spinach, green peas, steamed or roasted cauliflower and broccoli, carrots, and sautéed zucchini and
yellow squash.
Raw
yellow summer
squash has virtually no calories — a whole cup has just 18 calories and 1 fat calorie (though that doesn't count the ranch dressing that I
like to dip it in)-- and it's a great source of vitamin C, an antioxidant that helps promote healing in skin, bones and connective tissue.
3 Tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce 2 Tablespoon peanut or canola oil 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (from 1 lemon) 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon) 1 Tablespoon minced fresh ginger root 1 Tablespoon minced garlic (about 2 cloves) 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional) 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 lb swordfish steak, cut into 1 inch cubes Salt, Pepper to taste Vegetables for skewering: choose your favorites
like zucchini,
yellow squash, bell peppers, red onion, and mushrooms 6 bamboo skewers, soaked for 30 minutes in water
Sometimes wintery gratins
like my Cauliflower Gratin with Horseradish Sauce or my Easy Brussels Sprouts Gratin, but I also love ones that work as summer sides,
like my Sunny
Yellow Squash and Potato Gratin.
I make a similar meatless chili in a crockpot (I make a LOT at once and freeze for a quick lunch or dinner for 1 or 2)- and I think you'll
like this idea: along with carrots, celery, onions and garlic, I usually use 3 - 4 cans of (low sodium, rinsed) beans (2 kidney, 1 each of another; I
like black and small white or pink beans), 3 - 4 red /
yellow / orange sweet peppers (I but at the farmer's market when fresh and cut up and freeze the extras for making chili in the fall / winter); 1 or 2 zucchini and / or
yellow squash, and (drum roll) 1 can of organic PUMPKIN PUREE!
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1
yellow onion, roughly chopped 1 3/4 pound butternut
squash, peeled, halved, seeded, and cut into 1 - inch chunks (about 5 cups) 2 apples (
like Fuji), halved, cored, and roughly chopped 4 cups low - sodium chicken broth or veggie stock 1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice plus extra for serving Coconut yogurt for topping, optional
I prefer to use rice vermicelli for an authentic texture, but feel free to use spiralized vegetables (
like zucchini or
yellow squash), or sweet potato noodles, depending on your preference.
With all the bright
yellow summer
squash and dark green zucchini found in farmers market and supermarket aisles lately, this recipe looked
like a great summer staple.
Long, skinny just
like the zucchini and
yellow squash.
Summer
Squash Herb Salad (Adapted from The Raw 50) 1/2 cup sun dried tomato — soaked for 2 hours, drained, and chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon white onion (optional)-- minced 1 tablespoon fresh oregano — minced 1 tablespoon fresh basil — minced 1 tablespoon fresh dill or lemon thyme — minced 1 teaspoon salt 2 zucchini — sliced on a mandoline or any way you like 2 yellow summer squash —
Squash Herb Salad (Adapted from The Raw 50) 1/2 cup sun dried tomato — soaked for 2 hours, drained, and chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon white onion (optional)-- minced 1 tablespoon fresh oregano — minced 1 tablespoon fresh basil — minced 1 tablespoon fresh dill or lemon thyme — minced 1 teaspoon salt 2 zucchini — sliced on a mandoline or any way you
like 2
yellow summer
squash —
squash — sliced
* 2 tablespoons olive oil * 1 tablespoon minced garlic * 1 cup chopped
squash (I used pattypan from my garden, but feel free to use
yellow squash or green zucchini) * 2 cups chopped tomatoes (I used San Marzanos but any tomatoes will do) * 1 cup chopped greens (I used chard; you can use any dark leafy greens that you
like) * 1 cup chopped herbs (I used a combination of basil and parsley) * Himalayan or sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste * 6 eggs or 12 egg whites * 1/2 cup mild cheese (crumbled if very soft,
like feta, or roughly chopped if harder,
like provolone or fresh mozzarella)
Two other popular winter
squashes include: spaghetti
squash, a small, watermelon - shaped variety with a golden -
yellow, oval rind and a mild, nut -
like flavor and butternut
squash with a soft inner flesh that tastes somewhat similar to sweet potatoes.
Couscous and Feta - Stuffed Peppers Adapted from Epicurious Vegetable - oil cooking spray 1 1/4 cups fat - free chicken or vegetable broth 2/3 cup couscous 4 extra-large or 5 large bell peppers, mixed colors (or 6 smallish bell peppers) 2 tsp olive oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 6 oz zucchini, quartered lengthwise then sliced across thinly 6 oz
yellow squash, quartered lengthwise then sliced across thinly 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (I left this out because I don't
like nor have fennel seed... to each her own) 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half 15 oz canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed 4 oz crumbled feta cheese (about 1 cup) 3 tablespoons tomato paste (I only used 2 because 3 seemed
like a lot for a strong flavor
like tomato paste) Preheat oven to 350 °F.
I
like it made with half green zucchini and half
yellow summer
squash, simply because it looks pretty.
I've been known to add in things
like jalapeno, red,
yellow and orange peppers, zucchini, summer
squash and fresh green chilis though.
Question: I don't see Delicata
squash in my markets, can I use zucchini /
yellow squash or should i use more
squash -
like ones,
like acorn?
If you
like zucchini and want to add it, please note that it will cook quicker than the
yellow squash.
Anyway... just
like my blueberry and raspberry galette, my roasted zucchini and
yellow squash galette takes only a few ingredients and a short time in the oven.
Layer the tomatoes, eggplant,
yellow squash and zucchini in overlapping rows, or in whatever pattern you
like.
Variation: Use other vegetables in place of the ones suggested here — try corn kernels, diced carrots, bell peppers, green beans, sliced mushrooms,
yellow summer
squash — whatever is available and whatever your family
likes.
The meat of the
Yellow squash is much
like that of the zucchini but contains more seeds.
This is a crowd - pleasing hearty vegetable soup loaded with summer vegetables
like zucchini,
yellow squash and tomatoes, potatoes, beans, herbs and a rich chicken stock.
Dark green or
yellow veggies are recommended,
like squash, cooked carrots, broccoli.
The meat of the
Yellow squash is much
like that of the zucchini but contains more seeds.
Carotenemia is a
yellowing of the skin due to high blood levels of beta carotene from foods
like carrots, sweet potatoes, and
squash.
I prefer to use rice vermicelli for an authentic texture, but feel free to use spiralized vegetables (
like zucchini or
yellow squash), or sweet potato noodles, depending on your preference.
Though I garden each year, I don't have the greenest of green thumbs and typically end up with a lot of easy - to - grow veggies
like cucumbers, tomatoes, and zucchini or
yellow squash.
C. On a ketogenic diet, you can have
squash, but make sure it's the less starchy ones
like zucchini and
yellow squash.
Just so you know, these brownies are more cake
like than dense and fudgy, but I still enjoyed them and it was a great way to use up my
yellow squash.
Since many phytochemicals also serve as the pigment that gives foods their deep hues, you can identify many phytonutrient - rich foods by looking for colorful foods; for example, look for foods that are blue or purple
like blueberries, blackberries and red cabbage (rich in flavonoids);
yellow - orange foods
like carrots, winter
squash, papaya, and melon (rich in beta - carotene); red or pink foods
like tomatoes, guava, and watermelon (rich in lycopene); and green foods
like kale, spinach, and collard greens (rich in chlorophyll).
Couscous and Feta - Stuffed Peppers Adapted from Epicurious Vegetable - oil cooking spray 1 1/4 cups fat - free chicken or vegetable broth 2/3 cup couscous 4 extra-large or 5 large bell peppers, mixed colors (or 6 smallish bell peppers) 2 tsp olive oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 6 oz zucchini, quartered lengthwise then sliced across thinly 6 oz
yellow squash, quartered lengthwise then sliced across thinly 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (I left this out because I don't
like nor have fennel seed... to each her own) 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half 15 oz canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed 4 oz crumbled feta cheese (about 1 cup) 3 tablespoons tomato paste (I only used 2 because 3 seemed
like a lot for a strong flavor
like tomato paste) Preheat oven to 350 °F.
3 Tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce 2 Tablespoon peanut or canola oil 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (from 1 lemon) 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon) 1 Tablespoon minced fresh ginger root 1 Tablespoon minced garlic (about 2 cloves) 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional) 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 lb swordfish steak, cut into 1 inch cubes Salt, Pepper to taste Vegetables for skewering: choose your favorites
like zucchini,
yellow squash, bell peppers, red onion, and mushrooms 6 bamboo skewers, soaked for 30 minutes in water
The recipe uses a «spaghetti
squash» a large canary
yellow squash that naturally and magically shreds
like spaghetti - looking strands.
Yup, that
yellow oval shaped
squash, when sliced in half, roasted, and scraped, produces spaghetti -
like strands of significant nutrient density.
Spaghetti
squash a mild - flavored,
yellow squash that separates into spaghetti -
like strands when you cook it and run a fork through it.
Alongside of
yellow summer
squash,
yellow / orange vegetables
like sweet potato, carrots, and
yellow bell peppers can contribute to your daily
yellow / orange total.
• Dark, leafy greens
like kale, romaine, Swiss chard, watercress, endive, bok choy, escarole, spinach, duckweed, collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, beet greens • Mix greens with coarsely chopped
yellow or dark orange vegetables (e.g. shredded carrots,
squash), green beans, or broccoli of appropriate size.
For those wanting trademark Kusama, one of her three new mirror rooms in Miro's East End Wharf Road galleries is called «All the Eternal Love I have for the Pumpkins» and provides a total immersion in a reflected infinity of her distinctive
yellow and black spotted kabocha
squashes, which recede in all directions and are illuminated from the inside
like a multitude of lanterns.