Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - a diversion whilst making pumpkin soup

[Vivaroo]

A non-TMX diversion whilst your pumpkin soup is cooking.  From Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion.

Name of Recipe: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Ingredients: A chunk of pumpkin


Preparation:
Gouge out pulp & seeds from pumpkin.  Tease seeds away from the pulp and drop seeds in a small saucepan.  Preheat oven to 180^oC.  Cover seeds with cold water, bring to boil then simmer for 10 mins.  Drain seeds & dry on a tea towel.  Put a little oil in a bowl and mix the seeds in the oil.  Spread seeds on a tray & bake for 15-20 mins.

You can add salt or your favourite spice mix* to the roasted seeds, mix & cool.  Eat!  Or leave plain for other recipes.

* eg 2 tsp coriander seeds, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp sea salt.  Dry roast & grind in TMX.

[judydawn]

Waste not want not Vivaroo.  Interesting recipe and sounds well worth the effort.

[Cornish Cream]

A non-TMX diversion whilst your pumpkin soup is cooking.  From Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion.

Name of Recipe: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Ingredients: A chunk of pumpkin


Preparation:
Gouge out pulp & seeds from pumpkin.  Tease seeds away from the pulp and drop seeds in a small saucepan.  Preheat oven to 180^oC.  Cover seeds with cold water, bring to boil then simmer for 10 mins.  Drain seeds & dry on a tea towel.  Put a little oil in a bowl and mix the seeds in the oil.  Spread seeds on a tray & bake for 15-20 mins.

You can add salt or your favourite spice mix* to the roasted seeds, mix & cool.  Eat!  Or leave plain for other recipes.

* eg 2 tsp coriander seeds, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp sea salt.  Dry roast & grind in TMX.

Thanks for this Vivaroo as I usually throw away the seeds.

[Cuilidh]

Good use of the oven, too, if it is already on and you are roasting the pumpkin for soup or risotto.  I love roasted pumpkin seeds.