Roasted Golden Nugget Squash Recipe-July 2024-www.zdask.com

　　Golden nugget squash, also known as small Oriental pumpkin, has orange-colored skin and resembles a slightly flattened ball not deeply furrowed like acorn squash.

Ingredients

Serves 6 to 8

　　3 golden nugget* or golden acorn squash (3 to 3 1/2 pounds total)

　　1 tablespoon olive oil

　　*available at specialty produce markets, many supermarkets, and some Asian markets

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Step 2

Cut each squash into 6 wedges and scoop out and discard seeds and strings. In a large shallow baking pan drizzle squash with oil, rubbing to coat flesh. Season squash with salt and pepper and arrange, cut edges down, in pan.

Step 3

Bake squash, turning it over halfway through baking, until tender, about 40 minutes.