An impressive festive main for your guests with dietary requirements, this stuffed pumpkin recipe is vegetarian and gluten-free. For more food ideas and recipe inspiration, join the Coles Cooking Club Facebook group at coles.com.au/colescookingclub.
- Serves4
- Cook time1 hour 30 minutes
- Prep time25 minutes, + cooling time
Ingredients
- 1 medium butternut pumpkin, halved lengthways, seeded
- 1/4 cup (60ml) Coles Olive Oil
- 1 large red capsicum, seeded, quartered
- 1 zucchini, thinly sliced lengthways
- 1 medium eggplant, thinly sliced
- 1 bunch asparagus, woody ends trimmed
- 100g button mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tbs coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 100g fetta, crumbled
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Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 160°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Place the pumpkin halves, cut-side up, on the lined tray. Brush with 1 tbs oil and season. Bake for 1 hour or until just tender. Set aside to cool.
Step 2
Meanwhile, heat a chargrill on medium. Spray the capsicum, zucchini and eggplant with olive oil spray. Cook for 2-3 mins each side or until lightly charred and tender. Add the asparagus and cook for 2 mins or until just tender.
Step 3
Heat the remaining oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add the mushroom, onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until tender. Season. Set aside for 5 mins to cool. Add parsley and fetta and toss to combine.
Step 4
Increase oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Scoop out some of the pumpkin flesh, leaving a 2-3cm shell. Arrange eggplant, zucchini and capsicum in the pumpkin halves. Spoon over mushroom mixture. Top with the asparagus and press down gently.
Step 5
Carefully place the pumpkin halves together and tie with kitchen string to secure. Place on the lined tray. Lightly spray with olive oil spray. Bake for 20-30 mins or until tender. Set aside for 10 mins to cool.
Step 6
Transfer to a large serving platter. Cut into slices to serve.
Recipe tip
Serve with baby rocket leaves
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