Roasted Pumpkin Recipe Spicy Wedges

SPICY ROASTED PUMPKIN WEDGES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425°F and grease a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. 2. Wash pumpkin and dry thoroughly. 3. To cut your pumpkin: First cut it in half using a sharp knife, just beside the stem. Using a spoon, remove the seeds from both halves. Cut each in half again, beside the stem and remove the stem and the other part of the base. Peel the pumpkin with a vegetable peeler. Then slice the pumpkin into wedges and layer evenly on a baking sheet. 4. In a small bowl, combine olive oil with the spices and add salt and pepper to taste. 5. Pour the mixture over wedges and toss well with hands or tongs. Make sure wedges are coated in the mixture. 6. Roast for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the wedges are soft and skin is crisp.

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.

SPICY ROASTED PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220 C / 425 F/ Gas 7
• Carefully wash the pumpkin or squash and dry thoroughly.
• Using a long, sharp knife carefully cut the pumpkin or squash into wedges or slices depending on the shape. Be careful when cutting as the pumpkin can easily slip, to make it easier put it onto a damp tea towel to help prevent it from slipping.
• Lay the wedges on to a large, roomy baking tray. The slices must be one layer and not overlapping. If you have more slices than can fit in one layer, then use two or more trays.
• Generously season with sea salt and black pepper.
• Sprinkle the mace, paprika and the thyme evenly over the wedges.
• Pour over the oil then roll the slices or wedges in the oil to make sure they are all well covered.
• Place the tray(s) into the preheated oven.
• Roast for between 30 and 40 minutes, longer if the pumpkin needs it. The skin should be slightly blistered and the flesh soft when pierced with a sharp knife.
• Remove the tray (s) from the oven and leave the pumpkin to cool ever so slightly then serve.
• If the skin is edible, then leave it on, otherwise, remove the skin, it should slip away quite easily.
• Or, cool the slices completely and use the lovely enhanced flavor in all your favorite recipes. The roasted pumpkin can also be pureed.
• You can also cook the pumpkin without the paprika and chili if you wish. The mace, salt and pepper is a must, though.

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.

ROASTED PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut pumpkin in half; scrape out seeds.
• Drizzle pumpkin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. (Omit pepper if using in sweet dishes.)
• Place cut side down on a baking sheet. Roast until very soft, about 35 to 45 minutes.

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.

SWEET AND SPICY ROASTED CABBAGE WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut cabbage vertically through the core into 4 wedges. Whisk Thai sweet chili sauce and Sriracha together in a bowl.
• Place cabbage wedges on the prepared baking sheet and brush 1/2 of the chili-Sriracha sauce over the top of each wedge.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Heat the oven's broiler to high. Brush remaining sauce over the cabbage wedges. Broil for 5 minutes.