A winter squash with a dense and silky-smooth flesh and a distinctive sweet and nutty flavour, the butternut squash is a terrifically versatile visitor to the pantry. Delicious in soups, stews, curries and roasted, butternut squash’s firm flesh does not have the watery slump you sometimes find in pumpkins. Serving with bitter or deeply savoury elements such as sage and bacon balance the squash’s sweetness.
