Name: Roasted pumpkin with bacon and feta
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1.5 kilogram piece queensland blue or jarrahdale pumpkin; 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil; 3 clove garlic, bruised; 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/3 cup (50g) raisins; 1/4 cup (60ml) red wine vinegar; 2 small (200g) red onions, cut into thin wedges; 4 rashers bacon, sliced thinly; 200 gram feta; 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves; freshly ground black pepper

Ingredients

1.5 kilogram piece queensland blue or jarrahdale pumpkin

1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil

3 clove garlic, bruised

1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1/3 cup (50g) raisins

1/4 cup (60ml) red wine vinegar

2 small (200g) red onions, cut into thin wedges

4 rashers bacon, sliced thinly

200 gram feta

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

freshly ground black pepper

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced).

2.Remove seeds from pumpkin then chop unpeeled pumpkin coarsely or cut into wedges. Combine pumpkin in a large shallow baking paper-lined baking dish with oil, garlic, chilli, coriander and freshly ground black pepper. Roast for 30 minutes, turning pumpkin once during cooking.

3.Meanwhile, combine raisins and vinegar in a bowl. Stand 30 minutes.

4.Add onion and bacon to pumpkin, roast for a further 10 minutes. Crumble feta over the pumpkin, roast for another 10 minutes.

5.Remove baking dish from the oven; cool 10 minutes. Combine oil with raisin mixture; drizzle over pumpkin mixture with the parsley and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.

Not suitable to freeze or microwave.
Note

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