Can You Freeze Summer Squash

Growing Summer squash in the garden and allotment is good fun until that is you get too many ready at the same time. You will be using them in every meal and giving them away to family and friends. The question you may be asking though is can you freeze Summer Squash? Here we will guide you though how to freeze your Summer squash for a later date.

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How to freeze Summer squash

Here we will give you an easy step by step process on how to freeze your Summer squash so that you can use them at a later date and not waste any food.

1. Wash your Summer squash thoroughly especially if you have grown your own they could be covered in dirt.
2. Slice your Summer squash into thin slices.
3. Boil a pan of water so that it’s bubbling
4. Carefully place the Summer squash into the pan of boiling water
5. Blanche your Summer squash for around 3 minutes, you don’t want them fully cooked.
6. Have a bowl of ice water ready.
7. Drain your Summer squash once it has been cooked for 3 minutes.
8. Place the Summer squash straight into the ice water.
9. Leave the Summer squash in the ice water for as long as you cooked it – up to 3 minutes.
10. Get baking tray with a piece of greaseproof paper on it.
11. Place the Summer squash on the greaseproof paper.
12. Gently dry the summer squash by patting it with some kitchen roll.
13. Place the tray of Summer squash in the freezer for around 2-3 hours until frozen solid.
14. Once frozen take it out and place the Summer squash in a zip lock bag with the date written on it.
15. Place the zip lock bag with the Summer squash in it back in the freezer until you actually need it.
16. When you are ready to use the frozen Summer squash take it out and finish cooking.

We hope you have got the answer to the question “Can you freeze Summer squash?” Now you won’t be wasting any Summer squash by throwing them away. Safely freeze your Summer squash until needed.