Vegetarian Christmas starter recipe for 6 people, takes only 45 mins; recipe has pumpkin, double cream, milk, garlic clove, thyme and parmesan.
Roast pumpkin with cream, thyme & Parmesan
Course: Vegetarian Christmas starter
Servings
6
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Garlic Clove: 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- Parmesan: 85g grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)
- Milk: 150ml milk
- Thyme: 2 tsp thyme leaves
- Pumpkin: 1 1/2 kg pumpkin
- Double Cream: 300ml pot double cream
Directions
- Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Cut lid off pumpkin and scoop out seeds and strands. Put the pumpkin on a baking tray. Meanwhile, heat the cream, milk, garlic and most of the thyme, with plenty of seasoning. When hot, pour into the pumpkin and stir in 50g of the Parmesan. Put on the lid.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hrs, take from the oven, then turn up the heat to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Remove the lid, sprinkle with pepper and the rest of the cheese, then bake for 15 mins more until golden. Scatter over the remaining thyme leaves. Scoop the pumpkin flesh into bowls with the cheesy cream and serve with crusty bread as a starter.
