butternut squash

noun

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Definition of butternut squash

: a smooth somewhat bottle-shaped buff-colored winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) with usually orange flesh

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Recent Examples of butternut squash from the Web

Come just for coffee from the bar or stay for a full meal of highlights like butternut squash soup and slow-roasted lamb shoulder.

— sam dangremond, Town & Country, "T&C Travel Guide: Napa Valley and Sonoma County, California," 9 July 2018
At entree time, the cheese tortellini certainly provided flavor, though a rather heavy butternut squash and sage butter sauce made everything a bit mushy.

— tim smith, baltimoresun.com, "Mt. Washington Tavern maintains its appeal with vibrant food, lively spaces," 14 June 2018
Her deep-dish egg tart brings perfectly diced, sautéed butternut squash and creamy egg custard in a buttery crust.

— liz biro, Indianapolis Star, "Every restaurant you'll try at IndyStar Wine & Food Experience," 25 June 2018
Cooking dinner one night in March, Mark Frizzell sliced his pinkie finger while peeling a butternut squash and couldn’t stop the bleeding.

— chad terhune, Washington Post, "California Hospital Giant Sutter Health Faces Heavy Backlash On Prices," 16 May 2018
Cut neck off butternut squash (reserve base for another use).

— the good housekeeping test kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Butternut Squash and White Bean Soup," 3 Jan. 2018
The dish includes parsley farro with roasted annatto pork, a 63-degree egg, butternut squash, pickled green tomato, tahini sauce and toasted peanuts.

— becca godwin, AJC.com, "Whole Foods Market taps chef Hugh Acheson for winter dish at Roast restaurant," 10 Jan. 2018
People can vote for one of four options: biscuits, bacon, butternut squash and barnacles.

— zoe szathmary, Fox News, "IHOP says it's changing iconic name; pancake lovers flip out," 6 June 2018
This was a barley salad served in a big white bowl with arugula and bits of butternut squash, candied walnuts, and Craisins (dried cranberries).

— BostonGlobe.com, "A new addition to the Newburyport restaurant scene," 1 June 2018

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