Delicata squash is my new fav squash to make! Ever since I tried it, I was hooked! It’s soooo delicious and super simple to prep.

The interesting thing about this type of winter squash is that it has a delicate rind unlike the other varieties which means you can eat it!! This makes life a lot easier because you literally just have to slice it, remove the seeds and place it on your baking tray. This squash can be seasoned with either sweet or savoury toppings (all depends what you’re in the mood for).  Squash in general is naturally on the sweeter side so it’s nice to contrast it with some salty flavours.

Squash is a great source of Vitamins A & C so it’s essential to your immunity to load up on coloured veggies like these during cold and flu season. I used protein and antioxidant-rich nutritional yeast and Vitamin E rich wheat-germ (think healthy hair and skin during these dry Winter months) to make this dish even more nutritionally dense. While I am not a vegan, nutritional yeast can be used as a great substitute for parmesan cheese. If you’ve never tried nutritional yeast before, I promise you’ll enjoy it in this dish!

Here’s my super simple recipe below and there is no way you can mess this up! Add a little more or a little less of any of these ingredients and it will still taste so good!!

Ingredients:

• 1 delicata squash
• dried thyme
• wheat germ (about 4 tbs)
• nutritional yeast OR (parmesan cheese) (4 tbs)
•  olive oil
• sea salt & pepper

Directions:

1. wash and slice squash (remove seeds)
2. place on baking tray
3. drizzle olive oil over all slices
4. add salt & pepper to taste
5. sprinkle wheat germ (about 4 tbs)
6. sprinkle nutritional yeast OR parmesan cheese (being sure to sprinkle over each slice)
7. add thyme throughout
8. bake at @400f for 35-40min.