Roast pumpkin dip with spiced chickpeas
Spiced chickpeas add texture and flavour to this sweet and tangy roast pumpkin dip
- 1 hr preparation
- Serves 8
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Ingredients
- 1 kg pumpkin, peeled, chopped coarsely
- 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- ½ cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil, extra
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- pitta crisps, to serve
Spiced chickpeas
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium red onion (170g), halved, sliced
- 400 g canned chickpeas, drained, rinsed
- 1 clove garlic, sliced
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
Method
- 1Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Line a large oven tray with baking paper.
- 2Place pumpkin, garlic and oil on the tray; toss to coat. Season. Roast for 45 minutes or until tender; cool slightly.
- 3Squeeze garlic from skins into a food processer. Add roasted pumpkin, tahini, extra oil and the vinegar; process until smooth. Season to taste.
- 4Meanwhile, make spiced chickpeas.
- 5Serve pumpkin dip topped with chickpeas, and with pitta crisps.
Spiced chickpeas
- 6Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat; cook onion, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until soft. Add chickpeas and garlic; cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Stir in spices and chilli; cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Stir in the molasses; season to taste.