butternut squash
noun
: a smooth somewhat bottle-shaped buff-colored winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) with usually orange flesh
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Roasted butternut squash is doused with an onion-y vinaigrette, then layered with fresh basil leaves and left to marinate.
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Ursula Ferrigno, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
And the potential injury risk involved with cutting butternut squash?
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
The dinner menu includes cucumber avocado soup, chicken schnitzel and pork chop with butternut squash purée, broccolini and confit tomatoes.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
The returning soup favorite is the chain’s Autumn Squash Soup with its rich blend of butternut squash and pumpkin.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2024
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Ursula Ferrigno, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
And the potential injury risk involved with cutting butternut squash?
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
The dinner menu includes cucumber avocado soup, chicken schnitzel and pork chop with butternut squash purée, broccolini and confit tomatoes.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
The returning soup favorite is the chain’s Autumn Squash Soup with its rich blend of butternut squash and pumpkin.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Butternut squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butternut%20squash. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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