Two Season Squash Medley Recipes

ROASTED SQUASH VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Combine zucchini and yellow squash pieces with onions and mushrooms in a mixing bowl. Add oil to the bowl, 2 turns of the bowl in a slow stream. Toss veggies until they are coated lightly and evenly with the oil.
• Combine poultry seasoning with salt and pepper and sprinkle evenly over the vegetables. Toss them again to combine and spread them out on to a baking sheet. Place veggies in a hot oven and roast 20 to 25 minutes until tender. Toss and turn the veggies with kitchen tongs half way through cooking time.

TWO-SEASON SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the butter and oil over medium heat. Add vegetables, garlic and thyme. Cook and stir until tender, about 15 minutes. Add garlic salt and pepper.

SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• Sprinkle squash with salt.
• In a slow cooker, layer half of the squash, tomatoes, onions, and green pepper.
• Add 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
• Layer the other half of vegetables, and top with remaining brown sugar.
• Dissolve bouillon cube in hot water, and pour this into slow cooker.
• Top with bacon. Sprinkle bread crumbs over top.
• Cover, and cook on low for 4-6 hours.

MEXICAN STYLE SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in large lidded skillet.
• Add squash, onion and garlic and saute until tender crisp.
• Add jalepeno (if using), tomatoes, corn, chili powder, salt and pepper.
• Cover pan, reduce heat and simmer until it all cooks down (about 25 minutes, more or less to your taste). Stir occasionally.
• Uncover pan, sprinkle cheese on top. Serve after cheese melts.
• This lends itself nicely to whatever else you have around. Chopped bell peppers are a nice addition.

SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water in a saucepan. Add squash and zucchini. Bring to a boil; cook for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and set aside. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings., In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Add the squash, brown sugar and seasonings. Stir in tomatoes. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with bacon. Serve with a slotted spoon.

ROAST WALNUT AND SQUASH MEDLEY WITH PERSILLADE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Arrange the vegetables and nuts on a large baking tray, drizzle with the olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, tossing everything halfway through so the ingredients cook evenly, until the vegetables are tender and the nuts are toasted.
• Combine the persillade ingredients in a bowl with some salt and pepper. Remove the roasted vegetables and nuts from the oven, transfer to serving bowls, and dollop the persillade over the top.

SUMMER SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• Put oil in a 2 1/2-quart souffle dish with a tightly fitting lid. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 1 minute. Stir in garlic. Cook, uncovered, 1 minute 30 seconds.
• Stir in squash. Cook, covered, 5 minutes.
• Uncover and stir in tomatoes and salt. Cook, uncovered, 6 minutes. Stir in basil and cook, uncovered, 1 minute.
• Remove from oven. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes.

STEAMED SQUASH MEDLEY WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl with the boiling water, and allow to sit 10 minutes. Remove tomatoes with a slotted spoon, and coarsely chop. Reserve the water.
• Transfer the reserved sun-dried tomato water to a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Place the chopped sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini, squash, and onion in a steamer basket, and set over the boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Discard water.
• Transfer the steamed vegetables to a bowl, and mix with butter, sugar, pepper, and salt to serve.