Avoid buying a squash that is rough to the touch or that has soft spots.Ĭutting an acorn squash can be a little tricky if you’ve never done it before so I’m sharing my tips for doing it easily below. The outside of the squash should be smooth and firm.The ideal squash will have a firm flesh on the inside. A squash with a lot of orange will have a stringy flesh. As acorn squash matures it turns orange in color. Look for a squash with a good balance of green and orange on the shell.When you pick up the squash is should feel heavy for it’s size.Checkout my tips below for finding the perfect squash at the grocery store: Tips for choosing an acorn Squash: The first step is picking out the right squash. I mean you’re probably looked at them in the store and thought what do I do this little hard thing? How do you even cook it? But don’t worry I’m going to show you what to do and you’ll be surprised how easy it is. If you’ve never cooked an acorn squash before if can be a little intimidating. What it doesn’t say is that a lot of those were for side dishes. That little blurb under my picture on the right says I’ve tried recipes for everything from ambrosia to zucchini. I’m not kidding have a total of 25 side dish recipes on the blog. I love a good side dish, like this Oven Roasted Acorn Squash. Oven Roasted Parmesan Acorn Squash is an easy five ingredient side dish that is seasoned with garlic and roasted to a golden brown with savory parmesan cheese.
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