Explore the culinary possibilities of this flavourful year-round vegetable, with help from these mouthwateringly delicious recipes…

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 15 mins ■ Cook 2 hrs 1 large butternut squash, halvedlengthways and deseeded75g unsalted butter2 leeks, finely chopped2 garlic cloves, finely chopped50g soft white breadcrumbs250g co

SERVES 4-6 PREP 20 mins plus cooling COOK 50 mins EASY 1 medium pumpkin or butternutsquash2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oilpinch of Aleppo chilli flakes, plusextra to serve (optional)3 tbsp maple syrup100g

A nut roast packed with umami, smokiness and sweetness from squash, lentil and dates. SERVES 6 | PREP 2 HRS PLUS RESTING | COOK 1 HR 15 MINS EASY 400g butternut squash, cut into 2cm cubes 3 tsp smoked

It’s early autumn at the 300-year-old flint barn, overlooking the River Adur in West Sussex. This is HQ of the award-winning mushroom business Caley Brothers – run not by brothers, but by sisters Jodi

This inspired menu takes comforting rustic flavours and transforms them into celebratory festive dishes to savour and share