Pumpkin puree
Delicious and a great basic recipe to use in many different dishes! Keep in mind that roasting will remove about 50% of the weight of the pumpkin. So if you need 400 gram of puree you will need to roast 800 grams
Equipment
- Oven or pan
- Immersion blender
Ingredients
- 1 pumpkin
- pepper
- salt
- olive oil
Instructions
- If you have a whole pumpkin, peel it before slicing it if not organic. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200˚C if you are using the oven.
- Try to get the pieces about the same size (something that is quite tricky with a pumpkin)
- Spread them out on a baking tray and drizzle with some olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until tender.
- You can also boil the pumpkin cubes in water but I always feel that roasting them in the oven gives more flavour.
- Once the cubes are soft enough you can mash them with a potato masher or a stick blender.
Nutrition
Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 4624mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 115777IU | Vitamin C: 122mg | Calcium: 286mg | Iron: 11mg