A few weekends ago I went pumpkin-picking and ended up bringing home a nice 10-pounder. I’ve been trying to think of a good way to cook it, so I decided to go through my archives to get re-inspired.
Here are some of my favorite easy and fun pumpkin recipes over the past few years. What have you made with pumpkins so far this season?
1. Pumpkin Hummus (above) – One of my favorite ways to make hummus, using roasted pumpkins and pumpkin seeds.
2. Tea-Scented Pumpkin Soup – Recently featured on The Kitchn’s Pumpkin Soup round-up, my tea-scented pumpkin soup is a simple blend of roasted pumpkin, stock, Ceylon tea, and nutmeg.
3. Pumpkin Fried Rice – It’s a great east-meets-west seasonal side dish.
4. Taro and Pumpkin Tofu Puffs – This one is a little more challenging, but it’s still pretty quick to put together and makes for a great, impressive vegetarian appetizer.
I didn’t even realize I posted the comment twice on the last post. Good to know about your tea-scented pumpkin soup too! I will make a complete meal out of the two recipes. :-)
The pumpkin hummus looks so delicious! Wish I had some right now!
What a creative take on pumpkin soup! Keep up the nice work on this blog!
Made the pumpkin hummus today with the leftovers from pumpkin carving. Everyone loved it! Thanks for the great party appetizer idea!
I love pumpkin! Great round-up -can’t wait to try the pumpkin soup!
Pumpkin fried rice – amazing. Have you ever tried making pumpkin oatmeal?
Phil – Thanks for the comment! Actually, I just made a pumpkin spiced oatmeal last week and posted the recipe on my other blog Brooklyn Galley. A few friends have tried it too and loved it. If you’re interested, here’s the link!
http://www.brooklyngalley.com/recipes/pumpkin-spiced-oatmeal/