What meat goes with pumpkin?

Pumpkin will go well with any roast fowl, so turkey, chicken, cornish hens and the like are all good choices. I've had spicy pumpkin puree with lamb and pork, both a good combo. And you can make pumpkin soup as a main course or as an appetizer.

What goes well with pumpkin?

To complement pumpkin with sweet flavor pairings, consider using spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and vanilla, or sweet ingredients like chocolate, maple, honey, cranberries or brown sugar . Create savory dishes by pairing pumpkin with spices like chilies, cajun, cayenne or pepper.

What seasonings go well with pumpkin?

Pumpkin, roasted with olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper, can taste like fall in your mouth, but in the way that says, “I'm fancier than that latte.” Cumin is like a flavor cousin to cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, which means that it's also absolutely delicious with pumpkin.

What fruit is good with pumpkin?

Pumpkin can be diced into chunks, steamed as vegetables, spiced with nutmeg to enhance the flavor and served as a side dish. They can also be mixed with a variety of fruits and vegetables such as apples, pears, and rhubarb . They are also great combined with grains to create a delicious casserole.

What can I add to pumpkin to make it taste better?

If you really want to go all out, you can even grate whole cinnamon sticks, ginger knobs, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice berries. It's definitely more work, but the intense spice flavors work wonders to enhance the dull flavor of canned pumpkin.

What alcohol pairs well with pumpkin?

Plenty of pumpkin co*cktails use whiskey, generally bourbon, but in the right recipe, like this one, you can pair it with tequila, plus some spiced rum, plus, yeah, some pumpkin beer .

What cheese goes well with pumpkin?

Blue cheeses like gorgonzola team up well with the notes of dried fruit typical of pumpkin. Another excellent pairing is with a nice fresh goat's cheese since its acidulous notes offset the sweetness of pumpkin.

What protein to serve with pumpkin soup?

Got in my freezer: ground pork, pork chops, pork liver and heart, tofu, vegetarian burger patties that tastes like meatballs,. It will have red lentils blended into it.

What is the meat of the pumpkin called?

Pulp . The pulp is part of the pumpkin fruit that we eat, and is often called the 'meat' of the pumpkin.

What meat goes well with pumpkin ravioli?

Chicken , known for its mild flavor, complements the creamy essence of pumpkin ravioli exceptionally well.

Air Fryer Pumpkin Salad Recipe (2024)

Published: Oct 28, 2022 | Modified: Mar 6, 2024 by Hina Gujral

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Roasted Pumpkin Salad is one of my favourite fall salad recipes. The roasted yellow pumpkin tossed with greens, quinoa, cheese, and nuts in a sweet, savoury dressing is truly a flavour bomb.

When it comes to a salad recipe, I always look for ones that are unique, delicious to the core and far from boring.

This pumpkin salad recipe has EXCITING written all over it.

Reasons To LOVE It:

gluten-free
fulfilling and healthy
vegetarian and wholesome
skip the cheese, and you have a vegan salad

There are different components in this pumpkin salad. So let’s have a look at them:

roasted pumpkin
cooked quinoa
fresh salad greens
homemade salad dressing
toasted walnuts and almond
extras – pomegranate & feta cheese

The Roasted Pumpkin

It is the key component of this salad recipe.

Any good roasting pumpkin or butternut squash will work well.I use the yellow pumpkin available here in India.

Remove the skin of the pumpkin. Discard the seeds and the veins. Cut it into bite-size pieces. Add onion cut into quarters, olive oil, garlic powder, and salt. Mix nicely.

Preheat the air fryer to 180-degree Celcius. Roast the pumpkin and onion for 15 minutes. Shake the basket once during the process.

Roast pumpkin turns mushy when cooked too long.Keep an eye on it while roasting – you want it golden and fork-tender but still holding its shape.

You can roast the pumpkin on a stovetop or oven as I do for my roasted pumpkin soup.

Cooked Quinoa

You can cook quinoa in a pot of salted water on the stovetop. Or pressure cook it like rice in an instant pot.

Rinse quinoa with water. Boil water in a saucepan. Season it with salt and garlic cloves.

Once the water starts boiling, add quinoa. Stir. Cover the saucepan with the lid. Cook quinoa until it becomes soft. Drain all the liquid. Transfer quinoa to a colander and allow it to cool down.

You can store it in the refrigerator or use it for the pumpkin salad.

Salad Dressing

A good dressing is like a soul of a salad. It brings out the flavour of the salad. For roasted pumpkin salad, I make a sweet and savoury vinaigrette. You need:

Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Ginger Syrup or Juice
Salt & Pepper
Lemon or Lime Juice
Italian Herbs Seasoning Mix
Ginger Powder or freshly grated ginger
Honey or Maple Syrup or Pomegranate Molasses

Add all the ingredients for salad dressing in a jar. Seal it with the lid. Shake until combined. The vinaigrette is ready!

How To Assemble Pumpkin Salad

Arrange salad greens like lettuce, kale, and rocket leaves on a platter.

Add a layer of quinoa. Top it with roasted pumpkin, onion, toasted nuts, pomegranate and feta cheese.

Drizzle salad dressing and sprinkle chopped parsley.

Gently mix the pumpkin salad before eating to combine all the ingredients.

Serve immediately.

Storage Suggestion

You can meal prep your pumpkin to make this salad even quicker during busy weekdays.

You can alsopre-make the pumpkin salad minus the dressing and cheese.Then when the time comes, add the salad dressing and toss it.

I don’t recommend prepping salads too far in advance except for the salad jars, as the ingredients don’t tend to hold up that well.

More Pumpkin Recipes

Curried Pumpkin Soup

Indian Pumpkin Sabzi

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

Instant Pot Pumpkin Pasta

Chai Spiced Pumpkin Cake

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