10 different ways to cook the pumpkin and present it on the table as a masterpiece. Are you ready for the challenge?
We are in the month of Halloween, but the dinner of the scariest night of the year is not the only occasion to make extraordinary pumpkin dishes! There pumpkin lends itself to many recipes that will keep you company throughout the fall.
Here are our 10 ideas for bringing one of the best vegetables of this season to the table.
Comfort food
Perhaps not everyone knows that pumpkin soup is considered a comfort food that is good for the heart and mind because it contains a lot of magnesium, a natural muscle relaxant that facilitates the relaxation of the muscles. The pumpkin stimulates muscle relaxation, bringing physical and humoral benefits and is rich in tryptophan, an amino acid involved in the production of serotonin, the so-called good mood hormone, useful for fighting insomnia, nervous hunger and depression.
How to preserve the pumpkin
Pumpkin keeps for a long time, so if you decide to buy it today you should know that you can also keep it for the next two months. To prevent the outer rind from softening and damaging the internal pulp, however, grease it well with simple olive oil after it has been washed and dried thoroughly. Otherwise, make preserves and put everything in well sterilized glass jars. In this way the pumpkin can remain tasty even for a year. If you want to keep it in the freezer, cut it into pieces and boil it. Once cold, let it dry a little and then put it in plastic bags.
How to cook pumpkin
Boiled, in the pan or in the oven, the important thing is that it softens.
In general, it is cut into slices and cooked in the oven until it becomes soft and then it is used as is to prepare many sweet and savory dishes. Simply blend it or cut smaller pieces.
Some varieties of pumpkin are very good to eat even with the peel.
Pumpkin goes very well with legumes, cereals and seasonal vegetables.
It is excellent in the preparation of sweets, in fact it is the basic ingredient of many American recipes typical of the Halloween party such as the Pumkin Pie.
The seeds are not thrown away
Wash them very well and dry them. Then put them in a dryer or let them dry in the sun.
Alternatively put them in the oven as explained here: they will become a delicious snack rich in properties and very light, also ideal for enriching soups and salads.
Here are 10 simple ideas to bring the pumpkin to the table. What is your favorite?
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