Spiced Pumpkin Wedges Food

ROASTED PUMPKIN RECIPE (SPICY WEDGES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius/ 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cut pumpkin: Wash and dry the Hokkaido pumpkin, you don't have to peel this sort. However, if you use butternut squash or other kinds of pumpkin, you will have to peel those. Remove the seeds. Cut the pumpkin into wedges, about 1.5 cm/ 0.6 inches thick. Place them in a bowl or a casserole dish if you are baking them directly.
• Spice mixture: In a small bowl, mix the roughly chopped garlic and the spices. Add the olive oil and stir to blend. You could add more olive oil if you wish, but I don't find it necessary. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Marinate: Pour the mixture over the pumpkin wedges and rub well with your hands to make sure that all the wedges are coated in the spice mixture. Leave to marinate for a while or roast immediately.
• Roast for about 25-30 minutes until the wedges are as soft as you like them. You could start checking after about 20 minutes already.
• Yogurt tahini dip: Mix Greek yogurt, tahini, za'atar, grated garlic clove and salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste.
• Serve hot with yogurt tahini dip or as a side dish.

PUMPKIN SPICE SWEET POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. Bake the potatoes in the center of the oven until tender but still firm in the center, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly, about 30 minutes. Cut each sweet potato lengthwise into 6 wedges and arrange cut-side up in a single layer on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil (about 1/4 cup) and sprinkle with salt. Bake until crisp and browned around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. Bring the brown sugar and 3/4 cup water to a simmer in a small saucepan. Stir in the pumpkin pie spice and cook over medium-low heat until syrupy, 3 to 5 minutes. Arrange the sweet potatoes on a platter and drizzle with the sauce.

SPICED ROOT VEGETABLES WITH PUMPKIN SEEDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Coarsely grind the coriander and cumin seeds in a spice grinder (or crush with the bottom of a skillet). Combine the parsnips, turnips, celery root, olive oil, garlic, ground spices, paprika, 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl; toss to coat. Divide the vegetables between 2 rimmed baking sheets and spread in an even layer. Roast until lightly browned around the edges, about 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle the vegetables with the pepitas and gently stir. Continue to roast until the vegetables are tender and the pepitas are lightly toasted, about 15 more minutes. Transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle with sea salt and cilantro.

SPICED PUMPKIN WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C 400°F.
• Grind the whole spices, cinnamon, chillies and salt in a pestle and mortar.
• add garlic and a little olive oil and pound to form a paste.
• rub spice mix over the pumpkin and place, skin side down in ovenproof dish or roasting pan.
• bake for 35 - 40 mins until tender.
• serve hot.

STUFFED PUMPKIN WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F In a bowl, mix all the filling ingredients well and set aside. Thoroughly clean the outside of the pumpkin.
• Cut off top of pumpkin to make a lid. Remove the seeds and scrape out any stringy pulp. (Keep pumpkin meat intact to the pumpkin).
• Fill the pumpkin with the stuffing, leaving a little space at top. Cover with pumpkin top, and bake in a lightly greased shallow pan for about 2-3 hours or until the stuffing sets.
• Cut the pumpkin into six sections and top with cranberry chutney.

ROASTED PUMPKIN WEDGES WITH HOT HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut stem off pumpkin. Rinse and dry thoroughly. Carefully cut pumpkin in half vertically and scrape out seeds. Cut each half into 6 wedges, about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide.
• Place wedges on their sides on the baking sheet and brush with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Flip wedges over and brush with remaining olive oil, then sprinkle with additional salt and pepper, if needed. Roast for 15 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and place on a serving platter. Drizzle with hot honey and serve.

SPICED PUMPKIN MASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat or piece of parchment paper; set aside.
• Place pumpkin wedges on baking sheet and transfer to oven; bake until fork-tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
• When pumpkin is cool enough to handle, scoop out flesh and transfer to a large bowl; discard skin. Add molasses, butter, orange zest and juice, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cayenne; season with salt and pepper.
• Using a potato masher, heavy-duty whisk or handheld mixer, beat until smooth. Transfer to a warm serving bowl.

ROASTED PUMPKIN WEDGES WITH SAGE

Steps:

• When roasted pumpkin is tender but not completely soft, after 30 minutes, remove from oven. Turn oven to broil.
• Cut pumpkin into 2-inch wedges; poke sage leaves into flesh. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Broil until wedges are sizzling and sage is crisped, about 6 minutes. Serve drizzled with additional oil, if desired.

CHILE & LIME JICAMA WEDGES, TOASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS, CHILE-SPICED PEANUTS

Steps:

• To prepare the jicama, trim the peel from the jicama with a sharp knife. Cut the jicama into 1/4-inch strips or wedges and put into a bowl. Toss in the lime zest, lime juice, cayenne, and salt and mix well. Serve.
• To toast the seeds, heat the oil in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the pumpkin seeds. Toss well in the oil and sprinkle in the salt. Toast for 2 to 3 minutes, until the pumpkin seeds begin to pop and release their fragrance. Transfer to a small bowl and serve.
• To toast the peanuts, heat a nonstick pan over high heat. Add the peanuts and shake the pan often so that the nuts do not burn but rather toast slightly. After about 2 minutes you should begin to smell the aroma of toasted nuts. Remove the nuts from the pan and set aside.
• To make the spice mixture, decrease the heat to medium and return the pan to the stove. Sprinkle in the sugar, cayenne, and coarse salt (be careful because the heated cayenne can cause coughing). Allow the mixture to melt slowly, stirring lightly with a heatproof silicone spatula. As soon as all the sugar has melted, return the peanuts to the pan and coat well with the sugar mixture. The peanut mixture may clump a bit, but that is okay.
• Invert the spiced nuts onto a sheet of parchment paper. Allow the nuts to cool and the sugar to set for a few minutes.
• Serve with wedges of lime for guests to squeeze over their nuts right before eating.
• INGREDIENTS
• Cayenne Pepper
• While you can use almost any type of dried chile powder for these recipes, I like cayenne for both its heat and availability. Ancho chile powder would be a good mild substitute. Just be careful with blended dried chile mixes, such as generic chili powder, because they are blends of garlic, oregano, and other spices.
• TECHNIQUES
• Julienned Lime Zest
• The easiest way to julienne lime zest is with a citrus zester. If you do not have a zester, you can finely grate the zest with a box grater or a rasp.
• Melting Sugar
• Melting sugar is not difficult so long as you use the proper tools. For this you will need two items-a nonstick pan and a heatproof silicone spatula. Equipment of any other material will cause the melted sugar mixture to stick to it, making it difficult to handle, and the equipment will seem impossible to clean.
• ADVANCE PREPARATION
• The pumpkin seeds and peanuts can be made well in advance-up to 24 hours before you are going to serve. Both should be kept in airtight containers at room temperature.
• The jicama should be made no more than 4 hours in advance. Keep it in the refrigerator and mix in the cayenne pepper 30 minutes before serving.

SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cut the pumpkin in half and remove the seeds with a spoon (see tip below). Cut into wedges or chunks (keep the skin on) and tip into a bowl. Put the garam masala, and 1 tsp each of the coriander and cumin into a small bowl and mix with 2 tbsp of the oil and season. Drizzle over the pumpkin and toss well to coat in the spiced oil. Transfer to a baking tray, spread out evenly and roast for 40-45 mins, turning halfway through cooking, until the pumpkin is very soft when pierced with a fork. Leave to cool on the tray for a few minutes.
• Heat the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 10 mins until soft. Add the ginger, garlic and remaining spices and chilli flakes, and fry for a few more minutes until fragrant. Pour in the stock and bring to a gentle simmer.
• When the pumpkin is cool enough to touch, use a spoon to scoop the soft flesh from the skins. Add the soft pumpkin to the stock pan, discarding the skins. Remove from the heat and blitz the soup with a hand blender until creamy and smooth. Season to taste, adding extra chilli or garam masala if you like. Put back over a low heat and stir in the cream. Bring to a gentle simmer, then serve in bowls with a drizzle more cream and a pinch of chilli to serve. Top with toasted pumpkin seeds, if you like.