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Roasted Pumpkin and Beets

In Israel pumpkin or dalat comes in giant sizes and in the shuk you buy a piece from a large gourd. You can make this dish with an American field pumpkin or a butternut squash. The dish taste sweet and spicy and should come out resembling tempura.



BT's Roasted Pumpkin and Beets


Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds (680 grams) pumpkin

3 large beets

8 cloves garlic - crushed

1/2 cup olive oil

3 sprigs fresh za'atar

3 sprigs fresh thyme

1/4 teaspoon peperoncino

1/2 cup (75 grams) flour

1 teaspoon kosher salt

black pepper

1 whole jalapeño pepper


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F. (175 C.)

Cut pumpkin into large cubes

Peel and quarter beets

Place beets in a saucepan and parboil - 5 minutes on low heat

Mix olive oil, garlic, za'atar, peperoncino, salt and pepper in a bowl

Divide the dressing in half

Coat beets and pumpkin in dressing

Toss vegetables in flour

Add thyme to bottom of roasting pan

Pour vegetables over thyme

Add whole jalapeño

Pour remainder of dressing over vegetables

Bake for 20 minutes

Vegetables should be sizzling

Turn on broiler and brown for 2 minutes

Serve immediately


Enjoy! !בתיאבון





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