Whether you’re carving a pumpkin this Halloween or just can’t resist the amazing displays of squashes in the shops, here’s how to make the most of your seasonal bounty.
Let’s start by thinking about what pairs well with pumpkin and squash as this can open up a world of ideas. Pumpkin and squash are friends with sage, blue cheese, nuts, chickpeas, lentils, bacon, red onion, coconut, spices, chicken, pork and apple. Just from looking at this list, you can see that they’re pretty versatile.
And now for some recipe ideas:
Soup
Pumpkin and sage soup topped with toasted pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin and bacon soup
Thai-style spiced coconut and squash noodle soup
Salad
Roast spiced pumpkin with feta
Roast pumpkin with toasted hazelnuts blue cheese (gorgonzola, dolcelatte or something else soft)
Spiced
Pumpkin or squash dhal
Pumpkin, chickpea and coconut curry
Pumpkin and cauliflower curry
Pumpkin, lentil and chickpea tagine with couscous
Roasts, bakes and stews
Roast chicken, with garlic and pumpkin wedges
Sausage, pumpkin and red onion tray bake
Pumpkin, sage, blue cheese and gnocchi tray bake
Chicken, sausage or pork, butter bean and pumpkin casserole
Creamy pumpkin gratin
Italian vibes
Pizza with squash puree, blue cheese and ‘nduja (we had this at Bertha’s pizza and it was bloomin’ good)
Chutney
Baking
Danielle from Bishopston Supper Club does pumpkin caramel brownies which are often delivered to the Station Kitchen throughout the Autumn, but ask her nicely and she may bake a tray to order!
Pumpkin pie – it would be remiss of me not to mention this
Muffins
