Roast pumpkin with green charmoula and tahini

Roast pumpkin with green charmoula and tahini

An impressive vegetarian traybake featuring roasted pumpkin, vibrant green charmoula and a creamy tahini dressing. It’s incredibly simple to make but looks stunning on the dinner table.

Roast pumpkin with green charmoula and tahini

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  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 35 - 40 min

An impressive vegetarian traybake featuring roasted pumpkin, vibrant green charmoula and a creamy tahini dressing. It’s incredibly simple to make but looks stunning on the dinner table.

See all our tremendous traybakes here for dinner ideas that save on washing up!

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
437kcals
Fat
30.3g (9.9g saturated)
Protein
14.1g
Carbohydrates
22.2g (17.3g sugars)
Fibre
9.8g
Salt
0.7g

Ingredients

  • 1 medium (or 2 smaller) pumpkins/squash (about 500g), cut into chunky wedges (leave the seeds in)
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp hot smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • ½ garlic bulb, cloves left whole
  • 2 red onions, cut into wedges
  • Olive oil to drizzle
  • 150g goat’s curd or soft goat’s cheese
  • Handful pomegranate seeds
  • 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • Pinch sumac (from the spice section of large supermarkets)

For the green charmoula

  • Large handful fresh coriander, plus extra to garnish, roughly chopped
  • ½ small bunch fresh parsley, roughly chopped
  • ½ small bunch fresh mint, roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 green jalapeño (or similar) chilli, seeds removed and roughly chopped

 For the tahini dressing 

  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp natural yogurt
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Toss the pumpkin wedges with the spices, garlic and red onions, then drizzle with oil. Roast for 35-40 minutes until tender and slightly charred.
  2. To make the charmoula, whizz all the ingredients together in a mini chopper (or use a stick blender in a jug). Taste and adjust the seasoning.
  3. Mix all the ingredients for the tahini dressing together in a small bowl and season to taste.
  4. Serve the roasted wedges on a platter dotted with the goat’s curd/cheese, the pomegranate seeds, a drizzle of the charmoula, the tahini dressing and pomegranate molasses, sprinkled with a pinch of sumac.

Nutrition

Calories
437kcals
Fat
30.3g (9.9g saturated)
Protein
14.1g
Carbohydrates
22.2g (17.3g sugars)
Fibre
9.8g
Salt
0.7g

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