7 Butternut Squash Recipes To Put You In A Snug Autumnal Mood
After a frankly lacklustre summer the return of autumn and all it’s accompanying recipes is almost a relief. You can freely return to your comforting clutter, take up those DIY projects again, and settle into your sofa.
To help you, we’ve curated a list of the cosiest recipes to fill your home and belly with a real sense of comfort, at least for a while. And that’s all thanks to autumn’s hero vegetable: butternut squash.
Seasonal, sweet and versatile, pumpkin’s taller cousin can be coerced into any number of tasty treats, simply by roasting or blitzing. Whether you’re after a warming soup or a wintry salad, these squash recipes will bring a touch of cosiness to autumn evenings snuggled between the same four walls.
Pizza is already pretty high up on the list of comforting foods so it doesn’t take much convincing to include it here. Pairing roasty toasty butternut squash with prosciutto, sage and caramelised onions makes for the perfect autumnal weeknight meal.
There are very many butternut squash soup recipes but this, in our humble opinion, is the easiest and the best. The squash is halved and roasted before being blitzed into a tender, flavourful soup. Yes please and thanks very much.
One of the (many) great things about winter vegetables like squash is how well they pair with deliciously starchy carbs like pasta or bread. The union of squash and gnocchi here is a match made in heaven.
If you want something on the lighter side, squash makes a great addition to salads and grain bowls. While this recipe uses another variety of squash, it works just as well with butternut as the pomegranate seeds and roasted kale bring everything together for a sweet, sharp and savoury bite.
Much like cauliflower, butternut squash also acts as a great ‘secret’ vegetable, blending up to form a delicious creamy sauce which makes a healthier base for comforting favourites like mac and cheese.
