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Green Acorn Squash

Inventory, 35 lbs : 89.00
This item was last sold on : 07/22/19

• 17 Featured Restaurants

• 32 Recipe Ideas

• 6 Sharess

Description/Taste

Green acorn squash is small to medium in size, averaging 12-20 centimeters in length and 10-12 centimeters in diameter, and has an ovoid shape lined with deeply furrowed ridges that taper to a point opposite of the stem end. The smooth skin or rind is light green when young and transforms into a deep green with yellow and orange patches when mature. The flesh is moist and spongy with a hollow center that contains stringy pulp encasing many small, flat, cream-colored seeds. When cooked, its yellow-orange flesh becomes tender and offers a mildly sweet and nutty flavor with a somewhat dry texture.

Seasons/Availability

Green acorn squash is available year-round, with a peak season in the fall and winter.

Current Facts

Green acorn squash, botanically classified as Cucurbita pepo, is the edible fruit of climbing vines or sprawling bushes and is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family along with pumpkins and gourds. Green acorn squash is the most common color of acorn squash on the market today, and numerous varieties can be found such as Des Moines, table queen, honey bear, and tuffy. Green acorn squash is predominately used in the fresh market and can be incorporated into appetizers, side dishes, main entrees, and desserts.

Nutritional Value

Green acorn squash is an excellent source of dietary fiber and contains vitamin C, vitamin B6, magnesium, manganese, and potassium.

Applications

Green acorn squash is best suited for cooked applications such as roasting, baking, stuffing, broiling, sautéing, steaming, and grilling. It is most often prepared with its skin-on as the skin is edible when cooked, and is commonly halved, baked, and used as a bowl stuffed with meats, cheese, grains, soups, or other vegetables. Cooked Green acorn squash can also be added to stews, curries, risotto, and pasta. In addition to savory applications, Green acorn squash can be used in sweet preparations such as quick bread, cakes, and pies. Green acorn squash pairs well with balsamic vinegar, wild mushrooms, brown sugar, maple syrup, sage, thyme, rosemary, robust cheeses, curry, pecans, butter, dried cranberries, cilantro, ground beef, blackened chicken, sausage, and apple. It will keep up to one month when stored, uncut, in a cool and dry place.

Ethnic/Cultural Info

Squashes such as the Green acorn are part of a group of crops known as “the three sisters.” Native American cultures relied on corn, beans, and squash as their main food source and grew them together as these crops have a mutually beneficial relationship and can boost nutrients in the soil to increase yields. Native Americans would commonly roast or boil squashes and would then preserve the flesh in syrup. The leaves, blossoms, and young shoots were also consumed as a source of nutrients. In addition to consumption, acorn squashes were dried and used as small containers. Later on, European explorers learned how to grow and prepare the acorn squash after visiting the New World and brought the squash back to Europe, baking and layering the squash with honey, maple syrup, or animal fat.

Geography/History

Green acorn squash is native to the Americas and was one of the first crops cultivated by Native Americans. After 1492, acorn squash types made their way to Europe via returning explorers. One of the first commercial green varieties known as table queen was introduced in 1913 by Iowa Seed Company of Des Moines and later on, its name would change to Des Moines, an homage to the squashes point of origin. Today Green acorn squash is widely available in grocers and farmers markets in North America, Central America, South America, Asia, and Europe.

Featured Restaurants

Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.

St. Paul's Plaza	Chula Vista CA	619-239-6900
Decoy Dockside Restaurant	San Marcos CA	760-653-3230
The Good Seed Food Company	San Diego CA	818-800-6935
Pamplemousse Grill	Solana Beach CA	858-792-9090
Crown Point Catering	San Diego CA	619-223-1211
The Wild Thyme Company	San Diego CA	858-527-0226
Pacific Regent La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-597-8008
Rustic Root	San Diego CA	619-232-1747
Aztec Shops Warehouse	San Diego CA	619-594-7641
Chateau Lake San Marcos	San Marcos CA	760-471-0083
La Costa Glen South	Carlsbad CA	760-704-1000
Bleu Boheme	San Diego CA	619-255-4167
Rustic Root Brunch	San Diego CA	619-702-5595
Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse	Alpine CA	800-295-3172
Belching Beaver Brewery Tavern and Grill	Vista CA	760-509-4424
Iron Pig Alehouse	San Diego CA	619-885-3718
The Land & Water Company	Carlsbad CA	760-729-5263

Recipe Ideas

Recipes that include Green Acorn Squash. One

is easiest, three is harder.

Noble Pig		Parmesan-Roasted Acorn Squash
Sweet Phi		5 Ingredient Squash Burrata Salad
Country Cleaver		Bourbon Maple Golden Acorn Squash Pie
Mattbites		Roasted Acorn Squash with Ricotta and Honey
Let the Baking Begin		Acorn Squash with Apples and Walnut-Oat Crumble
Eva Bakes		Acorn Squash Bread
The Chic Life		Acorn Squash Muffins with Sweet Walnut Topping
Apron Strings		Waffle Iron Winter Squash with Chipotle Maple Glaze
The Cooking Photographer		Acorn Squash Soup with Bacon & Squash Seeds
Inspired Taste		Roasted Acorn Squash with Walnuts and Cranberries

the other 22...

Emily Kyle Nutrition		Autumn Harvest Plant Based Protein Bowl
Fake Ginger		Breakfast Stuffed Acorn Squash
Running In A Skirt		Easy Healthy Baked Acorn Squash
Proud Italian Cook		Acorn and Butternut Squash Sformato with Parmesan Cream and Balsamic Glaze
Girl in the Little Red Kitchen		Vanilla Cardamom Roasted Acorn Squash
Emily Kyle Nutrition		Acorn Squash & Lentil Egg Bake
A Calculated Whisk		Stuffed Squash with Sausage and Apples
Mango Tomato		Roasted Acorn Squash Soup
Seasoned to Taste		Acorn Squash Quesadillas + Tomatillo Salsa
Eliza Domestica		Moroccan-Style Stuffed Acorn Squash
Living Sweet Moments		Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Squash
My Whole Food Life		Acorn Squash Veggie Burgers
Ambitious Kitchen		Protein-Packed Breakfast Acorn Squash
Sweet Phi		Squash Cakes with Coconut Cream
Paleo Pot		Acorn Squash Paleo Wraps
Stacey Homemaker		Acorn Squash Hummus
Honestly Yum		White Cheddar Mac N Cheese Stuffed Squash
The Crepes of Wrath		Acorn Squash & Pecan Waffles
Premeditated Leftovers		Roasted Acorn Squash Seeds
Produce on Parade		Garam Masala Lentil & Vegetable Squash Bowls
Savory Experiments		Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
Rawmazing		Stuffed Squash with Sage Cashew Cream

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Harvest Market

Harvest Market & Grocery
155 San Marin Drive Novato CA 94945
415-898-1925

Near Novato, California, United States
About a day ago, 7/22/19

Super King Market

Super King Markets - Magnolia
10500 Magnolia Ave. Anaheim CA 92804
714-527-5809

Near Stanton, California, United States
About 31 days ago, 6/22/19

Stater Bros. Markets

Stater Bros. Markets - Newport Blvd.
2180 Newport Blvd. Costa Mesa CA 92627
949-646-2324

Near Costa Mesa, California, United States
About 32 days ago, 6/21/19

Stater Bros. Markets

Stater Bros. Markets - Baker Street
1175-c Baker St. Costa Mesa CA 92626
714-437-0754

Near South Coast Metro, California, United States
About 32 days ago, 6/21/19

Broadway Sunday Farmer's Market

Tonnemaker Valley Farm
16211 140th Place NE, Woodinville 98072
206-930-1565

Near Seattle, Washington, United States
About 191 days ago, 1/13/19
Sharer's comments : Green Acorn Squash spotted at Broadway Sunday Farmer's Market. Delicious spiced and roasted, or decadent as a soup!

Farm Runners Near Hotchkiss, Colorado, United States
About 200 days ago, 1/04/19