Monday, August 26, 2013

Squash and Blueberry Scramble

I love the harvest season… the transition from Summer to Fall… ‘cause it means there are just so many of my favorite foods readily available – local and fresh.

Two of them are berries and squashes… pretty much ANY kind of berries and ANY kind of squashes.  And I am alwasy trying to come up with new ways to eat them together.

I made this recently and absolutely loved it.  I know it is kind of strange but I assure you it is delicious.  And simple and quick.

I used leftover acorn squash but you could just as easily use butternut, or kabocha or delicata or even carnival squash… which I am sure I will soon!  I did use blueberries too – they work very well cause they don’t squish down too much when they are cooked, but if you have blackberries, by all means, use them!

I put a sprinkle of cinnamon into my scramble as it was cooking, but you could just as easily go savory with this mixture and sprinkle some crumbled bacon into it.... oh my, I just thought of that, and I am going to do it!

Aug 19 squash and blueberry scramble 006

Squash and Blueberry Scramble
Makes 1 serving
  • 1/2 cup cooked squash
  • 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 cup egg whites (4 egg whites)
  • Dash of cinnamon
  1. Remove the squash from the shell and mash it a bit.
  2. Place a non-stick skillet over MEDIUM heat and add the egg whites, cooked squash and half the blueberries.
  3. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
  4. Cook till the egg whites are firm, stirring occasionally.
  5. Remove to plate and top with the remaining blueberries.
Per serving.
Weight Watchers P+ = 5.
Calories 199; Protein 15g; Carbohydrate 37g; Fat 1g; Fibre 8g.

Aug 19 squahs and blueberry scramble 001
Scoop the flesh from the cooked squash.  I love these little yellow acorn squashes.

Aug 19 squahs and blueberry scramble 002
Mash it up a bit.

Aug 19 squahs and blueberry scramble 004
Put half the blueberries into the pan along with the squash and egg whites.   I love cooked and warm blueberries!

Aug 19 squahs and blueberry scramble 005
Top the cooked scramble mixture with the rest of the blueberries before serving.


What are you loving right now that is in season and local to where you live?

7 comments:

  1. i'm loving all sorts of berries right now! i'm also loving their sale prices hehe

    ReplyDelete
  2. Zucchini is what I'm loving right now :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. We have a local farm where we buy produce their corn and tomatoes are amazing right now!

    ReplyDelete
  4. LOVE the sweet/savory combo going on here!!!! :D
    What am I loving right now? Well my obsessions never really change: spaghetti squash is my boyfriend! LOL!

    ReplyDelete
  5. YUM!!! I sort of eat the same all year round. :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. We still have some home grown squash, will be sure to try this, Whole 30 friendly:-)

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for leaving me a comment.