Roasted Pumpkin with Oregano
Perfect as a salty snack or side dish
You can make the simplest diet snack or side dish by cutting the pumpkin into pieces, seasoning it, and baking it in the oven until golden brown. Sweet pumpkin contains about as many calories as apples. This time, I’m going to show you a savory recipe. It has two great things going for it: 1. It’s very easy to make. 2. You can use it in lots of other recipes.
What can you use it for?
- For this pumpkin cream soup recipe.
- For this salad.
- You can also eat it as a side dish, for example with chicken breast or these meatballs. It’s also delicious as a purée.
- You can add it to scrambled eggs.
- Serve it with roasted vegetables, for example paired with feta cheese.
- For this pasta recipe: Spinach and pumpkin spaghetti with ham
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Roasted pumpkin with oregano
Ingredients
- 500 g pumpkin (this is the raw, cleaned weight)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 pinches dried oregano
Instructions
- Cut the pumpkin in half, then cut it into smaller pieces to make it easier to peel. Peel it and scrape out the inside with a spoon. Cut it into large cubes and place them in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and oregano, add a little olive oil or pumpkin seed oil, then mix thoroughly.Quick solution: instead of peeling the pumpkin, just wash it, cut it into large pieces, and bake it with the skin on. In this case, scrape the skin into a bowl at the end and season it. This is also a good solution, but I think the first version will have a more flavorful taste.
- Pour onto a baking tray lined with baking paper, spread out, and finally drizzle with olive oil or pumpkin seed oil. Bake in a 200°C (392°F) oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy.
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