How to Freeze Summer Squash

Freezing summer squash is a good way to preserve this type of vegetable. Summer squash is a prolific producing plant, often it produces more squash than one knows what to do with! Freezing vegetables is also a way to keep all the healthy benefits that might be lost due to canning or cooking.

To freeze vegetables is a simple process. You can learn to freeze summer squash in 5 easy steps. Taking the time to preserve your summer squash can help feed your family for the rest of the year.

Things You'll Need

• Summer squash
• Freezer bags

Instructions

1. Pick summer squash that is fresh and not overgrown. Summer squash should be picked before they get too large,to keep them flavorful. After choosing the summer squash, clean and rinse with cool water.

2. Next slice the summer squash in slices. Cut up all the summer squash you would like to freeze.While cutting,prepare a large pot, and fill with water. Put on the stove to boil.

3. When the water has reached a rolling boil, add in the summer squash to blanch. The summer squash should boil for 3 minutes.

4. After the 3 minutes of blanching, the squash needs to be put in ice cold water to cool off. This stops the vegetable from being over cooked from the blanching process. It should take about 3 minutes for the squash to cool completely. Change water as necessary to keep it icy cold.

5. When the summer squash is cold, strain the water and wait for the squash to dry. Now it can be put in freezer bags to freeze.

Tips & Warnings

• Frozen summer squash will taste fresh up to 9 months from being frozen