Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio Sauce takes grilling veggies to the next level. The sauce is a puree of tart tomatillos, sweet nutty pistachios and spicy charred serrano peppers. It’s the perfect dressing for smoky grilled juicy summer squash. I even threw some extra serrano peppers on the grill for the spiciest members of our family! If you like to spice up your summer grilling, this is the recipe for you.
Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio Sauce
It’s a well known fact that, especially in the summer, if I’m not in the house I’m outside grilling. One of our favorite vegetables to grill is zucchini. We like to grill it until it has those gorgeous grill marks on both sides. Most of the time we keep it simple with some garlic oil, salt and pepper. Sometimes we’re adventurous and sprinkle some Montreal Chicken seasoning on it for extra flavor. So, when I found the recipe for Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio sauce on the Food & Wine website, I knew it was something I had to make.
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Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio Sauce from Food & Wine.
Especially since it involved grilling. It’s also simply beautiful.
Making Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio Sauce
If you do a search on Kosher Everyday there are a plethora of photos of me grilling zucchini – sometimes even in the snow and rain.
Ta Da! Grilled Zucchini!!
I grill year round, kind of like the Post Office Motto: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” or even frostbite, will keep me from grilling under the skylight!
You get the point. I figured that this recipe would be a no-brainer. Considering that half the time I feel like I have no brain, this would be just perfect!
Getting all the Grilled Sumer Squash ingredients
You’d think that by now, after preaching to make sure you have all your ingredients together before starting a recipe, that I’d listen to my own advice. I went to the store and bought the squash, roasted salted pistachios, cilantro, limes, scallions and a jalapeño and thought I was done.
Thank G-d for food delivery services.
It turns out that I had a brain cramp and forgot that the recipe actually requires serrano peppers and tomatillos.
This is where I highly recommend food delivery services and a very good credit card.
I’ll post about the credit card and food delivery services at the end of this post.
Prepping the Ingredients for the Roasted Pistachio Sauce for the Grilled Summer Squash
Prepping the summer squash for grilling is really simple, so I’m skipping right to the Roasted Pistachio Sauce.
Ingredients for Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio Sauce. I divide any of the ingredients that require “dividing” in advance so I don’t accidentally put the whole ingredient in instead of the divided amount.
Here’s what I found when making the Roasted Pistachio Sauce.
- Initially I had purchased a jalapeño instead of the serrano peppers. I learned that a serrano pepper, according to The Kitchn, can be up to 10 times hotter than a jalapeño. That is important to note. The sauce ended up being very spicy due to the size and freshness of the serrano peppers I used. If you want the sauce to be less spicy (like most normal human beings would) the original recipe recommends removing the chile seeds after charring. You can also use only one serrano pepper or switch to a jalapeño which will be way less spicy.
If you decide to use two “medium” sized, fresh serrano peppers in this recipe (as the original recipe calls for), be prepared for the heat.
- You pan sear the green onions, serrano peppers, and tomatillos in a hot (preferably heavy/cast iron) skillet. The tomatillos take much longer to sear than the onions or peppers.
I seared the vegetables in my super heavy Swiss Diamond 12.5″ fry pan. While it’s not cast iron, it’s really heavy as well as non-stick.
- Since my grill is fleishig/meat and my food processor is pareve, I ended up searing the onions/peppers/tomatillos in a heavy pareve skillet. I thought about grilling them but decided against it due to the technical difficulty of the meat/pareve thing. Something to think about before you start.
Happy tomatillos and serrano peppers.
- It’s a well known fact that garlic hates me, so you’ll find that my recipes give you a choice of garlic infused oil or minced garlic and olive oil. The original recipe calls for searing garlic cloves. I use garlic oil in both parts of the recipe where oil is required instead of the garlic.
For the zucchini dressing I substituted garlic oil instead of olive oil and didn’t use fresh garlic in the recipe.
- I bought roasted and salted pistachios. If you do that then reduce the salt in the pistachio sauce. It will be on the salty side if you don’t. I’ll note it in the final recipe.
Check out the gorgeous color of the Roasted Pistachio Sauce!!
- I strongly recommend serving with the extra chopped pistachios on top. They really enhance the flavor of the summer squash and roasted pistachio sauce!
Here’s the Recipe for Grilled Summer Squash and Roasted Pistachio Sauce
This recipe is adapted from the Grilled Summer Squash and Roasted Pistachio Sauce from the Food & Wine website. While I did make one or two small modifications to the recipe, the big change is in how I’m writing out the recipe instructions. I thought they could be much clearer while preparing the recipe, so I’m breaking it up into sections to make the process simpler.Additionally, there will most likely be some leftover Roasted Pistachio Sauce. It will stay in the fridge tightly covered for a few days. The Roasted Pistachio Sauce would be most excellent on any grilled vegetable, as well as pasta or chicken.Please make sure to read the notes.
Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio Sauce – Nom. Nom. Nom.
Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio Sauce
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 60 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Vegetable
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Gluten Free
- Diet: Kosher
Description
Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio Sauce takes grilling veggies to the next level. The sauce is a puree of tart tomatillos, sweet nutty pistachios and spicy charred serrano peppers. It’s the perfect dressing for smoky grilled juicy summer squash. I even threw some extra serrano peppers on the grill for the spiciest members of our family! If you like to spice up your summer grilling, this is the recipe for you.
You can find the original recipe for Grilled Summer Squash with Roasted Pistachio Sauce on Food & Wine here.
Ingredients
For The Roasted Pistachio Sauce
- 5 medium scallions, root ends trimmed
- 3 medium tomatillos (about 6 ounces), husk removed, tomatillos rinsed
- 2 medium serrano chilies, stemmed
- 8 garlic cloves (unpeeled) – *see note about garlic
- 1 cup unsalted dry-roasted pistachios
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
For the Grilled Summer Squash
- 1 1/2 pounds medium-size mixed summer squash (about 3-4 squash), halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (if omitting garlic substitute 1 tablespoon garlic oil)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
To Finish
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon grated garlic – *(see note about garlic)
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (if omitting garlic substitute 2 tablespoons garlic oil)
- chopped pistachios, for garnish
- cilantro leaves, for garnish
- flaky sea salt, for garnish
Instructions
For The Roasted Pistachio Sauce
- Heat a large cast-iron or heavy skillet over medium-high just until smoking.
- Add scallions, tomatillos, chilies, and unpeeled garlic cloves*; cook, flipping occasionally until mixture is charred in spots and slightly softened, 4 to 6 minutes for scallions, 8 to 10 minutes for chiles and garlic*, and 10 to 12 minutes for tomatillos.
- Transfer to a cutting board, and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Coarsely chop scallions, tomatillos, and chiles. Remove and discard garlic skins, and add garlic to scallion mixture; set mixture aside.
- Process whole pistachios in a food processor until very finely chopped, about 30 seconds, stopping to scrape down sides of processor bowl after 15 seconds.
- Add charred scallion mixture, chopped cilantro, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Process until mostly smooth and creamy, about 1 minute and 30 seconds, stopping to scrape down bowl after 45 seconds.
- Transfer mixture to a small bowl, and press plastic wrap directly on the surface of the sauce. Set aside at room temperature until ready to use.
For the Grilled Summer Squash
- Preheat grill to high (450°F to 500°F).
- Toss together squash, 1 tablespoon oil, and remaining 11/4 teaspoons kosher salt in a large bowl.
- Place squash, cut sides down, on oiled grates; grill, uncovered, until deeply charred, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Flip squash, and grill just until squash is tender, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Transfer to a small baking dish.
- Stir together lime juice, grated garlic*, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a small bowl.
- Pour mixture over squash, and gently toss to combine; let marinate 15 minute
To Finish
- Spread 1 cup pistachio sauce on a large platter.
- Top with grilled squash, and spoon any remaining marinade in baking dish over squash.
- Garnish with chopped pistachios and cilantro leaves. Drizzle with additional oil, and garnish with flaky salt.
- Serve remaining pistachio sauce on the side, or reserve for another use
Equipment
Cuisinart CIT-102 Locking Grill Tongs
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Cuisinart Deluxe Grill Set, 20-Piece
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Cuisinart DFP-14BCNY 14 Cup Food Processor, Silver
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Buy Now → Notes
Garlic and I have a love/hate relationship. I love it, it hates me. You’ll find in many Kosher Everyday recipes I substitute garlic infused oil for fresh garlic. In this recipe, when I make it for my family I completely omit the fresh garlic and substitute garlic infused oil in a 1:1 ratio for the extra virgin olive oil. I put a * for every place that that substitution/omission would be made.
If you want the sauce to be less spicy (like most normal human beings would) the original recipe recommends removing the chile seeds after charring. You can also use only one serrano pepper or switch to a jalapeño which will be way less spicy.
You pan sear the green onions, serrano peppers, and tomatillos in a hot (preferably heavy/cast iron) skillet. The tomatillos take much longer to sear than the onions or peppers.
If your food processor is pareve, make sure to sear the green onion, serrano peppers and tomatillos in a pareve skillet.
I bought roasted and salted pistachios. If you do that then omit the salt in the pistachio sauce. It will be on the salty side if you don’t.
I strongly recommend serving with the extra chopped pistachios on top. They really enhance the flavor of the zucchini and pistachio sauce!
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 549
- Sugar: 5.9 g
- Sodium: 1112 mg
- Fat: 57.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 30.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.2 g
- Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 3.4 g
- Cholesterol: 122 mg
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