Baked spiced pumpkin
Recipe
Ingredients
- 750grams pumpkin of choice
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 crushed garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon hot paprika powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- Himalayan salt and cracked black pepper to taste
Tahini dressing (Optional)
- 150grams Yoghurt (plain greek or pot set yoghurt or coconut yoghurt).
- 1 tablespoon of tahini dressing
- Himalayan salt and cracked black pepper to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180degrees
- Cut pumpkin into chunks or slices and put it into a large bowl for mixing with the spices.
- Mix the olive oil, garlic cloves, cumin, coriander, paprika and turmeric powder together. Pour the mixture over the pumpkin until fully coated.
- Place baking paper on baking tray and cover the tray with the pumpkin
- Place in oven and bake for 30-45 minutes or until they are soft and baked the way you like them. Turn the pumpkin halfway through cooking.
- Optional step- While pumpkin is cooking mix the tahini dressing together if you would like to make this addition to your pumpkin.
Notes:
Pumpkin can be left in the fridge for a few days to add into salads, sides and even used in omelettes or toast alternative throughout the week.