FoodSavvy Recipes
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Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Biscuits
Crispy and chewy, these biscuits are a great way to use up any bits of pumpkin that might go to waste. And they make a perfect Halloween baking activity too!
Pumpkin Panzanella
A delicious bread salad, and not just for Autumn (as in this recipe), sub in seasonal ingredients and drown your bread ends any time of the year.
Pumpkin Hummus
This scrumptious pumpkin hummus would be great on a slice of chunky toasted bread for a snack or a light lunch. This recipe is perfect for using up surplus vegetables around Halloween that would otherwise go to waste.
Pumpkin, Black Bean and Caramelised Red Onion Quesadillas
This Tex-Mex classic gets reinvented with leftover pumpkin. A perfect Halloween dish that is filling and delicious as a Halloween dinner to enjoy with the family. They are fun to make—everyone can get involved.
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Don’t throw away those seeds. They're not only tasty with soups and salads and a convenient snack, they're also a superfood; very rich in zinc. They contain plant compounds known as phytosterols, and free-radical scavenging antioxidants, which can give your health an added boost. Here's a recipe to preserve them and make them super tasty.
Pumpkin seed pesto
When we think of pesto we often think of Pesto Genovese with basil, pine nuts, parmesan and garlic. But you can make pesto from many leafy greens, different nuts and seeds and a variety of hard cheeses. To help you find a home for seeds from your carved pumpkins, this is our delicious pumpkin seed pesto. It's not just thrifty, it's tasty and is an amazing food waste buster.
Fermented pumpkin and apple soda
A probiotic (that means it’s full of good bacteria) soda that’s delicious on its own or used as an autumnal mocktail or cocktail mixer.
Thai pumpkin soup
This Thai pumpkin soup is an easy autumn warmer. It's a great way to use up the flesh from carved pumpkins around Halloween. You can go as spicy as you like by changing the amount of Thai red curry paste you use. Use the toasted pumpkin seeds to garnish and make it extra special. You can also chuck in leftover veg (or meat) that needs using up.
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