Catherine Fulvio shows you how to roast pumpkin.
Ingredients
- 1 small pumpkin
- 8 shallots
- 1 orange (halved crossways)
- 4 tblsp olive oil
- 2 large sprigs rosemary
- 6 garlic cloves (whole)
- salt and pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Cut the pumpkin in lengths and scoop out the seeds with a metal spoon and discard.
- Put the cut halves, flat side down on a board and cut into chunks of about 10 cm.
- Put the pumpkin and shallots into a large roasting pan.
- Squeeze over the juice and put the squeezed halves into the tin with the vegetables.
- Drizzle with olive oil and put the rosemary sprigs on top.
- Add salt and pepper, place into a preheated oven to roast for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and add the garlic. Shake the pan to prevent them from sticking.
- Return them to the oven for a further 15 minutes until tender and slightly caramelized.
