Pumpkins can do so much more than tell scary stories or be used in the kitchen to make classic pumpkin soup. The different varieties, which differ slightly in taste, can be made into great dishes, from elaborate to very quick. Enjoy the delicious autumn vegetables together with us.
What tasty pumpkin recipes are there?
Try these delicious pumpkin recipes: Stuffed microwave pumpkin with gorgonzola, ham and cream cheese and pumpkin salad with apples, pears, Hokkaido pumpkin flesh, pumpkin seeds, raisins and ginger. Both dishes are easy to prepare and taste great.
Stuffed microwave pumpkin
This recipe could almost pass for fast food. Microwave pumpkins, also called surprise pumpkins, are relatively small and cook in just five to ten minutes in the microwave. If you don't have a microwave, you can easily prepare this dish in the oven. The cooking time will then be slightly longer.
Ingredients for 4 people:
4 microwave pumpkins
400 g Gorgonzola
400 Italian cooked ham
400 g cream cheeseS alt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Wash pumpkins well.
- Cut off a lid. This should be large enough so that the seeds can be easily removed with a tablespoon.
- Dice the ham finely.
- Mix Gorgonzola with the cream cheese. If the mixture is too thick, add a little milk.
- Stir in the ham.
- Pour into the pumpkins and put the lid back on.
- Depending on the size of the microwave, cook individually or in pairs for about 10 minutes at the highest setting.
Fresh sticky white bread goes very well with this dish.
Pumpkin salad with apples
Pumpkins also taste extremely good raw. The pumpkin salad presented here goes perfectly with briefly fried meat. Since it is intended to last for a longer period of time, it is ideal for taking to work or to an autumn picnic.
Ingredients for 4 people:
3 sour apples
1 not too ripe pear
600 g Hokkaido pumpkin flesh
4 tbsp pumpkin seeds
3 tbsp raisins
1 tbsp vegetable oilfreshly grated ginger to taste
Marinade:
4 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp cane sugar
½ tsp s alt2 pinches of pepper
Preparation:
- Let the raisins soften in hot water.
- Mix all the ingredients for the marinade well with a whisk and set aside.
- Wash, clean and cut or slice the pumpkin, apples and pears into very fine slices.
- Mix with the marinade.
- Peel the ginger, grate it finely and add it to the salad.
- Slowly roast the pumpkin seeds in a little oil in a pan, let them cool briefly and sprinkle over the salad together with the drained raisins.
- Let everything soak for at least half an hour.
Tip
The bitter substances have been bred out of pumpkins so that they can be eaten raw without hesitation. However, you should always try a small piece: If it tastes bitter, you should not use this pumpkin in the kitchen.
