I love fall and pumpkins...specifically carving pumpkins. Although I want to love eating pumpkin, I simply don't. I try something with pumpkin in it every year though and this year I must say I am very excited to try this...it sounds wonderful, pumpkin and all! Thanks to tohercore. com for sharing this with us. Check out the full recipe on the site, it's a good read!
Roast Pumpkin
800g pumpkin, skin and seeds removed
Olive oil
Salt
To roast the pumpkin, preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius (390 degrees Farenheit). Chop the pumpkin into bite-sized pieced and place on a lined baking tray. Spray with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake for around forty minutes, turning half way through.
Caramelised onions
3 large brown onions
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp brown sugar
Red wine
To caramelise the onion, peel and halve the onions and then thinly slice. Heat the olive oil over medium to low heat. Add the onions and stir to coat. Reduce to a low heat and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Add the sugar and stir to combine, continue to cook stirring occasionally for another 5 minutes. Add a few glugs (around 2-3 Tbsps) of red wine. Stir, and continue to cook for another 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions have are cooked through and caramelised.
For the pizza
Pizza dough
Tomato sauce
Roast Pumpkin
Caramelised onion
A few handfuls baby spinach
150g shredded mozzarella cheese
75g crumbled feta
1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
Fresh oregano or basil to serve
Preheat oven to 230 degrees Celsius (450 degrees Fahrenheit).
Spread pizza dough out on a large lined baking tray. Add a few spoonfuls of sauce and use the back of the spoon to even out over the dough. cover lightly with the spinach, then add the onions, pumpkin, walnuts and lastly the cheeses. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes, checking after 10.
Sprinkle with fresh oregano or basil before serving.