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Stuffed pumpkin

Celebrate special ocassions with a show-stopping stuffed pumpkin! Roasted to perfection, this hearty dish combines crispy nuts, creamy feta, and zesty lemon thyme for a festive flavour explosion.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 12 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 0.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2kg butternut pumpkin, halved lengthways, deseeded
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup Sunbeam Australian Walnuts
  • 1/3 cup Sunbeam Australian Hazelnuts
  • 1½ cups fresh sourdough breadcrumbs (made from day-old bread)
  • 200g diced mushrooms
  • 100g Danish feta, crumbled
  • 1 egg, lightly whisked
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon thyme leaves, plus extra sprigs, to serve
  • 1 small brown onion, finely chopped
  • 30g baby spinach leaves, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ¾ cup Sunbeam Australian Currants
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line two baking trays with baking paper. Place the pumpkin halves, cut-side up, on a baking tray. Brush the cut side with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Roast for 1¼ hours or until just tender. Set aside to cool.

    2 Arrange the walnuts and hazelnuts on second baking tray and roast for 3-5 mins or until toasted. Set aside to cool. Coarsely chop.

    3 Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 4 mins or until softened. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 secs or until aromatic. Stir in the mushrooms and lemon thyme.

    4 In a large bowl, place the onion mixture, breadcrumbs, egg, feta, baby spinach, currants and nuts bowl and stir to combine. Season.

    5 Divide mixture among pumpkin shells and press down firmly. Carefully place the pumpkin shells together and tie with kitchen string to secure. Place back on baking tray and roast for 45 mins or until heated through. Transfer to a serving platter.

     

     

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