How to peel a squash

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4 December 2023

About this technique

Skill level

Easy

If the tough and irregular skin of squash or pumpkin is putting you off, don't worry. Seema will show you how to use inexpensive kitchen kit you already own to make quick work of peeling and prepping a squash with little waste and no worries.

Recipes using this technique

Root vegetable and lentil soup. by Elly Curshen.
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Light meals & snacks
Pumpkin soup. by Annie Rigg.
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Light meals & snacks
Harissa salmon with roasted squash and bulgur wheat. by Rukmini Iyer.
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Chicken and kale stew with butter bean mash by Lily Soutter.
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Butternut squash and sweet potato curry. by Nigella Lawson.
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Easy butternut squash curry with chickpeas. by Rachel Ama.
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Flexible lentil stew. by Helen Upshall.
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Campfire stew. by Sunil Vijayakar.
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Pearl barley risotto with butternut squash, basil and ricotta by Elly Curshen.
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Roast squash salad by The Hairy Bikers.
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Side dishes
Spicy squash and feta frittata. by Rukmini Iyer.
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Butternut squash pasta. by Anna Del Conte.
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Squash and sweet potato quesadilla
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How to peel a squash

How to peel and chop a squash

About this technique

Recipes using this technique