The Poverty Kitchen

A continuation of Recipes as Building Blocks

In the original post, we created onion sautéd in olive oil.
Now we will add our halfed, salted, wiped, and sliced squash.
We want to put them in as a single layer – in batches if necessary.
Sauté over medium heat, flipping the squash as the start to freckle brown.
(the attached photos will help)
You could season the squash with garlic powder or garlic salt, Adobo seasoning which is similar to garlic salt, a grind of pepper, and add herbs.
Taste a piece of squash before you go wild with the salt, garlic salt, or Adobo.

If we stop there?
You’ve made another building block.
Add to penne pasta, top with cheese, and it’s a lite meal or a side dish for grilled meat.

This is how your sautéd squash should look like, notice the “freckle” of browning as we begin to turn the squash over.
Ideally they all will look like that when you’re ready to either plate – or advance to the next building block.
Moderate heat and longer time is better than high heat.
Burnt squash is not really all that pleasant.