Learn how to make roasted pumpkin a lot extra fabulous with little or no effort? A splash of maple syrup for further caramelisation. Kick of recent chilli. Plus a sprinkle of feta and bathe of walnuts! Function a facet, a meal, pile on toast or crostini. It’s scrumptious any which method!
Maple roasted pumpkin with feta and chilli
One thing magical occurs to pumpkin whenever you roast it. It intensifies the sweetness and caramelises fantastically.
I’d fortunately eat it plain. However right here, we step it up a notch with a number of easy additions that work so nicely with pumpkin. A splash of maple syrup for further caramelisation. Plus successful of recent chilli, comfortable nutty crunchy of walnuts and creamy pops of salty feta…..you already know that is going to be good!
That’s dinner, proper there. Or a mighty scrumptious facet.
Ingredient you want
Right here’s what it’s essential make this.
The roasting stuff
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Pumpkin – Any consuming pumpkin. I sometimes use Kent or Jap that are frequent varieties right here in Australia. Don’t use pumpkin supposed for Halloween carving, it’s not very nice to eat.
Options – Butternut pumpkin (referred to as butternut squash within the States) or candy potato!
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Maple syrup – or honey.
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Dried chilli flakes – additionally referred to as pink pepper flakes. I take advantage of the common kind you get from odd grocery shops however you might completely use Asian or different kinds of chilli flakes. Simply be aware of spiciness!
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Crimson onion – substitute common onion, eschalots (US: shallots) or the white a part of inexperienced onions (I typically have bunches within the fridge with the inexperienced elements unceremoniously hacked off for garnish functions so am all the time in search of makes use of of the white half).
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Walnuts – Or different nuts of alternative. Almonds and pecans come to thoughts first. Pinenuts, pepitas and different small nuts/seeds would additionally work however I’d toss them in partway by means of cooking so that they don’t burn into tiny little black (bitter) pellets.
Finishes
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Chilli – That is non-compulsory as a result of it’s extra for visible than spiciness, as a result of we get sufficient spiciness from the dried chilli flakes. Giant chillis, just like the cayenne pepper pictured, aren’t very spicy. Good life rule to recollect: the bigger the chilli, the much less spicy it’s!
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Danish feta – That is the feta kind that is a little more creamy than Greek feta. Greek feta additionally works, although I do like the best way Danish feta form of smears because it semi-melts on contact with the new pumpkin.
If you’re making to essentially impress, go premium by utilizing goats cheese!
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Parsley – For fairly inexperienced end.
Learn how to make Maple Roasted Pumpkin with Chilli and Feta
This can be a recipe that’s extra concerning the finishes. The pumpkin is roasted with onion and walnuts, all tossed with maple syrup. Then as soon as cooked, sprinkle with feta, pink chilli and parsley. Then get caught in!
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Reduce the pumpkin in 2.5cm / 1″ cubes. To do that I minimize into 2.5cm / 1″ slices first. Utilizing a rocking movement as you slice down helps make this simple.
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Reduce the pores and skin off.
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Then minimize into cubes.
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Pile onto a big paper lined tray with the onion slices and walnuts. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and maple syrup then unfold it out. The more room between the pumpkin, the higher. If the pumpkin is just too cluttered, it should stew and go mushy as a substitute of caramelising.
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Roast for half-hour, tossing as soon as on the 20 minute mark, till the pumpkin is mild golden and cooked by means of. You gained’t get intense golden color on the floor, not like plain roast pumpkin cubes (akin to in this recipe), as a result of the maple syrup will burn on the sides of the cubes earlier than the floor goes fully golden.
Additionally, the onion will get fairly darkish brown. In the event you discover on the tossing level that it’s getting somewhat too brown, simply push/pile all of them collectively or bury beneath pumpkin. It will shield them!
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Ending – Give the pumpkin a gently toss to coat it in all of the tasty tray juices. Then switch to a serving platter – single layer is good for even sprinkling protection and neat presentation. Sprinkle with recent chilli, feta and parsley, then serve!
Or – jumble and pile
I do know I mentioned a single layer presentation appears to be like good and neat. However really, for optimum flavour-melding-more-rustic presentation (aka Nagi type), do a lot of the sprinkling on the tray, reserving some for garnish. Then switch right into a serving bowl. Flavour jumbling will happen throughout switch and piling.
End with reserved feta and many others to fairly it up.
Whichever method you go, single layer neatness or jumbled piled up rustic-ness, it nonetheless charges the identical on the deliciousness scale. Which is, in case you hadn’t guessed, very, very excessive.
Inform me in case you serve this as a facet or inhale it as a meal! – Nagi x
PS In case you didn’t know I’ve an entire class of pumpkin facet dishes as a part of the vegetable and salad facet dishes nook of this web site! Principally comparatively low effort, like this one, with a scattering of show-offs for particular events.
PPS This isn’t the primary time I’ve mixed pumpkin. See additionally right here and right here.
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Maple Roasted Pumpkin with Chili and Feta
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook dinner: 25 minutes
Complete: 35 minutes
Roasted, Greens
Servings3 – 6
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F (180°C fan-forced).
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Toss – Place the pumpkin, onion and walnuts on a big, paper lined tray. Drizzle with olive oil and maple syrup, then toss to coat (palms actually is finest). Sprinkle with chilli and salt, toss once more, then unfold out on a tray. Do not crowd them else they’ll stew as a substitute of roast!
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Roast for half-hour, or till the pumpkin is flippantly browned and cooked by means of, tossing as soon as on the 20 minute mark.
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Finishes – Take away from the oven. Gently toss once more, then switch to a serving platter in a single layer. Crumble over feta, sprinkle with parsley and chilli. Or do the sprinkling on the tray then pile right into a bowl. Serve instantly!
Recipe Notes:
2. Nuts- Be at liberty to make use of different nuts. Giant ones comparable dimension to walnuts will take the identical time. If utilizing pine nuts, sunflower seeds or pepitas (or different small nuts), add them midway by means of the roasting time.
3. Brown sugar sub – Combine with olive oil then toss to coat.
4. Chilli flakes – 1 1/2 tsp has a good heat, unmissable hum however not tremendous spicy. 1 tsp is extra refined. Be at liberty to skip it!
5. Leftovers will hold for 3 days.
Vitamin assuming 6 servings.
Vitamin Info:
Serving: 214gEnergy: 165cal (8%)
Recipe replace: That is an outdated recipe from 2015 that was in determined want of spruced up pictures, a recipe video tutorial and most significantly, recipe enhancements! The identical recipe, simply tweaked to repair. 🙂
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