I love pumpkin, whatever way it is served. I grew up scraping out the nice sticky bits of the roasted pumpkin from the family roast beef dinner on Sundays. No one else liked them but I couldn't get enough. So when my husband brought home a whopping great pumpkin, I wasn't phased. Well...only slightly, given there are two of us now! As I write this, I have one remaining piece of that same pumpkin, asking to be roasted and devoured. There are a lot of pumpkin recipes showing up on here in the next few weeks, and that is why!
This was a natural jump. Pumpkin has such a great texture. It is sweet, creamy and when roasted, just amazing. So enjoy. I have oregano in the garden, but you could use any herb of your choice, though please don't go with parsley...it needs something a bit more interesting. Then cue the crackers. YUM.
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Need
- 350 Grams Butternut Pumpkin peeled and cut into pieces
- 20 Grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) BUY
- 75 Grams walnuts
- 150 Grams unsalted butter BUY
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 shallot peeled
- 1 small Handful Fresh Oregano stripped from stalks
- 50 Grams fresh lemon juice
- pink salt flakes to taste
Do
- 1
Place the pumpkin on a lined baking tray and drizzle with EVOO. Place into a 200°C oven and roast 35 minutes until tender and sticky.
- 2
Place the walnuts into the oven in the last 10 minutes of cooking time and toast. Cool.
- 3
Place 50g of the butter, garlic and shallot into the Thermomix bowl and chop 4 sec/speed 6. Scrape down sides of bowl and saute 5 min/Varoma/speed 2/MC OFF.
- 4
Add the roasted pumpkin and walnuts, most of the oregano leaves (reserve a few for garnish), lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Blend 20 sec/speed 8 or until smooth and creamy. It will be quite liquid. Divide between ramekins or pots of choice.
- 5
Melt the remaining butter and pour on top of the pate. Garnish with remaining oregano leaves and sprinkle with a little more salt. Refrigerate when the butter has just started to set at room temperature. Serve with lavosh or crackers of choice.
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We found this flavour improved with time. It was heaps better 2 days after making. So if you can wait...wait!
