With halloween just around the corner, we've put together some of our favoruite recipes for whether you're hosting a spooky get together or just simply wanting to use up some pumpkin if you've gone to town on pumpkin carving!
ROASTED PUMPKIN AND COCONUT SOUP
Ingredients:
Lucy’s Lime and Chilli Asian Dressing
1 pumpkin, cut into wedges and seeds removed
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 tbs sunflower oil
400ml coconut milk
500ml vegetable stock
Coconut yogurt
Handful of fresh coriander leaves roughly chopped
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 220 c.
- Place the pumpkin on a large baking sheet and drizzle over the dressing. Place in oven and roasted for 45 mins or until lightly charred and soft.
- Meanwhile heat the coconut oil in a large saucepan and cook on a very low heat until the onions are soft.
- Add the roasted butternut to the onions and stir to combine. Pour in the coconut milk and stock and bring to the boil. Simmer gentle for 15 minutes.
- Blend the soup using a hand held blender or in a food processor.
- To serve reheat the soup gently and ladle into bowls. Top with a spoonful of yogurt and sprinkle over he coriander.
BAKED CAMEMBERT WITH THYME AND GARLIC
Ingredients:
1 Camembert in box
1 clove Garlic, sliced
Sprig Thyme
Cotswold Gold Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil⠀⠀⠀⠀
Cornichons
Sourdough
Lucy’s Spiced Plum Chutney
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 2000 C / Gas 6.
- Remove any plastic packaging from the cheese and place back in its box, leaving the lid off.
- Pierce the top of the cheese in several places with a sharp knife and insert pieces of garlic and sprigs of rosemary into the slits.
- Drizzle the cheese with olive oil and place on a baking sheet, leaving the cheese in its box. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, or until the centre of the cheese is melted.
- Place the cheese on a borad and serve with sourdough , courchions and the chutney.
HOMEMADE SAUSAGE ROLLS
Ingredients:
500g pork sausage meat
½ - 1tsp smoked paprika
4 tbsp finely chopped flat leaf parsley
375g ready rolled all butter puff pastry
1 egg yolk, beaten with a pinch of salt
1 tbsp black sesame seeds
Lucy’s Spiced Plum chutney
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180c / gas 4.
- Place the sausage meat , smoked paprika and parsley in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix well together using your hands.
- Sprinkle the work surface with flour and roll out the pastry . Cut the pastry length-ways using a sharp knife into 2 strips. Shape the sausage meat int 2 sausage shapes and place along the middle of each strip.
- Brush either side of the sausage with the egg yolk. Fold the pastry over and press down to seal with the edge of a fork.
- Brush the tops of the sausage rolls with the remaining egg yolk and sprinkle with the black sesame seeds. Cut into 5cm lengths and place onto non-stick baking sheet. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Bake for 20 -25 minutes, until risen, puffed and golden brown.
- Transfer to board and serve with chutney.
SMOKED MACKEREL PATE
Ingredients:
3 hot smoked mackerel fillets
150g cream cheese
100g creme fraiche
Lemon juice
Small handful of dill
Lucy’s Blushing Beetroot Relish
Method:
- Skin the mackerel fillets and check for bones. Flake three quarters into a food processor with the cream cheese, creme fraiche and whizz until almost smooth.
- Add a good grind of black pepper and lemon juice to taste. Fold though the dill and the remaining fish.
- Serve with Relish and Rye bread.
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