Yellow Squash Recipes

Yellow Squash with Wild Mushrooms

Get inspired by these versatile yellow squash recipes, and learn how to use this modest vegetable to make dishes from pancakes to salads.

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Brown Butter Yellow Squash with Almonds

Brown Butter Yellow Squash with Almonds

Toasted almonds add fantastic texture to this flavorful yellow squash, tossed in brown butter.

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Crispy Summer Squash Pancakes

Crispy Summer Squash Pancakes
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F&W's Kay Chun makes her delicate, lightly spicy latkes with grated summer squash instead of potatoes.

  • Seasonal Muse: Squash
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Shaved Yellow Squash with Arugula, Goat Cheese and Pecans

Shaved Yellow Squash with Arugula, Goat Cheese and Pecans

Paper-thin yellow squash imitates pasta when sliced lengthwise on a mandoline and tossed in olive oil with arugula and goat cheese. Pecans add wonderful texture.

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Sautéed Yellow Squash with Fresh Herbs

Sautéed Yellow Squash with Fresh Herbs

This fast and fresh yellow squash takes just 10 minutes, and makes a great side or light summer supper.

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Sautéed Yellow Squash with Basil and Pine Nuts

Sautéed Yellow Squash with Basil and Pine Nuts

When sliced lengthwise on a mandoline, lightly sauteed summer squash does a great job of imitating pasta, making a light, healthy, gluten-free dish.

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Roasted Yellow Squash with Mint, Walnuts and Pecorino

Roasted Yellow Squash with Mint, Walnuts and Pecorino

Yellow squash is roasted and tossed with mint, walnuts, and Pecorino-Romano cheese in this refreshing summer dish.

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Roasted Yellow Squash Tossed with Chiles and Garlic

Roasted Yellow Squash Tossed with Chiles and Garlic

This slightly spicy roasted yellow squash takes just 20 minutes.

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Yellow Squash with Lemon, Parsley and Parmigiano

Yellow Squash with Lemon, Parsley and Parmigiano

This quick and easy tossed yellow squash is a little bit tangy and a little bit salty. Best of all, it's good for you.

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Yellow Squash "Linguine" with Shrimp and Asparagus

Yellow Squash "Linguine" with Shrimp and Asparagus

When julienned on a mandoline, lightly sauteed summer squash does a great job of imitating pasta, making a light, healthy, gluten-free dish when tossed in olive oil with shrimp and asparagus.

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Yellow Squash all'Amatriciana with Pancetta and Spicy Tomato Sauce

Yellow Squash all'Amatriciana with Pancetta and Spicy Tomato Sauce

All'Amatriciana, a spicy Italian pasta sauce, is traditionally made with guanciale, salt-cured pork jowl. Pancetta is much easier to find and is a fantastic substitute, while thinly sliced yellow squash is a wonderful gluten-free alternative to semolina noodles.

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Yellow Squash with Wild Mushrooms

Yellow Squash with Wild Mushrooms

While this recipe calls for shiitake mushrooms, you can use any combination of wild mushrooms (oyster, chanterelle, porcini, crimini, etc.), and white button mushrooms will work fine in a pinch.

  • Seasonal Muse: Squash
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