Butternut squash

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Butternut squash is an edible type of winter squash with a vase-like shape. It has a sweet, nutty taste that is similar to sweet potato. It has yellow skin and orange flesh. When ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange, and becomes sweeter and richer. It grows on a vine.

Uses

Butternut squash can be roasted or baked. It can also be puréed or mashed into soups, casseroles, breads and muffins.

A common vegetable in South Africa it makes a very tasty soup and can be cooked on a barbeque wrapped in foil with spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon.

It is a source of fibre, vitamin C, manganese, magnesium and potassium.