Name: Roasted pumpkin with pepita salsa
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 kg kent pumpkin, unpeeled, cut into thick wedges; 2 tablespoons olive oil; ¼ cup (50g) pepitas (pumpkin seed kernels); 250 grams vegetarian fetta, crumbled; pepita salsa; ½ cup (100g) pepitas (pumpkin seed kernels), toasted; ½ cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil; ⅓ cup (80 ml) lime juice; 1 small clove garlic, crushed

You think roasted pumpkin can’t get any better? We’ve added fetta and a fresh, zesty pepita salsa to take your roasted veg from good to incredible!

Looking for more pumpkin recipes?

Ingredients

1 kg kent pumpkin, unpeeled, cut into thick wedges

2 tablespoons olive oil

¼ cup (50g) pepitas (pumpkin seed kernels)

250 grams vegetarian fetta, crumbled

pepita salsa

½ cup (100g) pepitas (pumpkin seed kernels), toasted

½ cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil

⅓ cup (80 ml) lime juice

1 small clove garlic, crushed

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F. Line a large oven tray with baking paper.

2.Place pumpkin and oil in a large bowl; season. Massage oil and seasoning onto each piece of pumpkin. Place pumpkin, skin-side down, on oven tray.

3.Roast for 50 minutes or until tender, adding pepitas during last 5 minutes of cooking time.

4.Meanwhile, make pepita salsa. Process all ingredients until mixture forms a slightly chunky salsa. Season to taste.

5.Place pumpkin wedges on a platter; spoon over pepita salsa. Top with fetta and roasted pepitas, season to taste; serve.

Pepita salsa can be made up to 4 days ahead; refrigerate in a screw-top jar, covered with a thin layer of extra virgin olive oil.
Note

Women's Weekly Food

Trusted by home cooks for 90 years, The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Test Kitchen and cookbooks hold a singular place in shaping home cooking within the Australian culinary landscape. Today, the AWW Test Kitchen in Sydney is a thriving hub for food content, connected to two bustling photographic studios where a talented team of Australia’s best recipe developers, art directors, editors and photographers create our world class food content. Our recipes are thoroughly tested and tasted and given the Test Kitchen tick of approval, guaranteeing you’ll get great results in your home kitchen.

Instagram Facebook