Summer Squash: Black Beauty Zucchini

• Vegetable: Summer Squash
• Type: Black Beauty Zucchini
• Seed: Heirloom
• Palate Profile: 
  • Tender
  • Creamy

Story: A True Classic

When it comes to summer squash, Black Beauty is the one that shows up early, stays late, and plays well in everything. First introduced in the 1920s and still the most widely grown variety today, this heirloom zucchini has tender, glossy skin and a creamy white interior that’s mild, flavorful, and endlessly adaptable.

Steam it, sauté it, spiralize it, bake it into bread, or grate it into a tangy relish—it’s the kind of ingredient that slips seamlessly into sweet or savory, breakfast or dinner. A true garden workhorse with All-America flavor credentials (hello, 1957 winner), Black Beauty is summer at its most generous.