The best baked pumpkin

Stuffed with nutty, fruity rice

“Oven-baked pumpkin is beautiful with spices, like in this really impressive veggie dish ”

Serves 4

Cooks In1H 30M

Difficulty Not too tricky

Vegetables, Halloween/Bonfire Night, Gluten-free, Vegetarian

Nutrition per serving

Calories 587 29%

Fat 48.3g 69%

Saturates 7.4g 37%

Protein 5.9g 13%

Carbs 32.3g 12%

Sugars 17.9g 20%

Salt 0.93g 16%

Fibre 4.9g

Of an adult's reference intake

Ingredients

1 pumpkin, about 1kg

2 cloves garlic, peeled

olive oil

1 red onion , peeled and finely chopped

1 small handful black olives, stoned and chopped

2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, leaves finely chopped

1 dried chilli

sea salt

freshly ground black pepper

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

50 g basmati rice , washed and drained

75 g dried cranberries

50 g shelled pistachio nuts

1 tangerine , zest of

200 ml organic vegetable stock

Method

Pumpkins are so versatile, the things you can do with them are endless! Their flavour goes well with chilli, nutmeg and sage. If you’ve never cooked one before, you’re in for a real treat.

Preheat the oven to 230ºC/450ºF/gas 8. Cut the lid off the pumpkin and reserve it. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon and keep them to one side. Make the hollow where the seeds were a little bigger by scooping out some more pumpkin flesh. Finely chop this pumpkin flesh and one of the garlic cloves. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat. Pour in a splash of olive oil, then add the chopped pumpkin, chopped garlic, onion, olives, and half the rosemary. Cook gently for 10 minutes or so until the pumpkin has softened.

Meanwhile, place the whole garlic clove and the remaining rosemary in a pestle and mortar. Crumble in the dried chilli, add a good pinch of salt, pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon and bash until you have a paste. Add a little olive oil to loosen up the mixture and then rub the inside of the pumpkin with it.

Season the cooked pumpkin mixture and stir in the rice, cranberries, pistachios and tangerine zest with a pinch each of nutmeg and cinnamon. Mix thoroughly then add the vegetable stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes (no longer or the rice will end up overcooked later).

Tear off a sheet of tin foil that’s large enough to wrap the pumpkin in a double layer and lay on top of a baking tray. Place the pumpkin on top and spoon the rice mixture into it, then place its lid back on. Rub the skin with a little olive oil, wrap it up in the foil and bake in the oven for about an hour. The pumpkin is ready when you can easily push a knife into it. Bring it to the table and open it up in front of everyone. Cut it into thick wedges and tuck in, leaving the skin. Serve with seasonal greens.

Fonte e imagem: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/the-best-baked-pumpkin/#1Reu495qWqfjEQjf.99

Hummus de feijão preto

"Ingredientes

8 pessoas

• 1 clove garlic
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans; drain and reserve liquid
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 10 Greek olives

1. Mince garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Add black beans, 2 tablespoons reserved liquid, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, tahini, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper; process until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Add additional seasoning and liquid to taste. Garnish with paprika and Greek olives."

Fonte e imagem: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Black-Bean-Hummus/Detail.aspx

Gorgeous Greek salad

Fotografia: David Loftus

"Nutritional Information - Amount per serving:

• Calories 220kcal
• Carbs 9.8g
• Sugar 8.2g
• Fat 14.5g
• Saturates 7.5g
• Protein 10.1g

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber
• 4 tomatoes, on the vine
• 1 green pepper
• 6 black olives (stone in)
• 1 red onion, peeled
• extra virgin olive oil
• freshly ground black pepper
• red wine vinegar
• 1 lemon
• 200 g feta cheese
• 1 few sprigs of flowering oregano
• 1 small bunch of fresh mint

Method

Scratch a fork down the sides of the cucumber so it leaves deep grooves in the skin, then chop into erratic slices at an angle. Roughly chop the tomatoes, deseed and slice the pepper lengthways and add to a salad bowl with the chopped veg.

Destone the olives and tear into the bowl. Halve and finely slice the red onion (you can also try shaving it with a speed peeler), then add to the bowl along with a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, a good pinch of black pepper and a splash of red wine vinegar.

Toss everything together, then add a good squeeze of lemon juice. Break the feta in half and place on top, add a scattering of flowering oregano, drizzle over a little more extra virgin olive oil and pick over the mint leaves".

Fonte e imagem: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/gorgeous-greek-salad

Tomates farcies (olives-anchois)

Fotografia: Nathalie Carnet

• "Personnes : 4
• Niveau : Trés facile
• Préparation: 15 mn
• Cuisson: 50 mn
• Prix : Bon marché

Ingrédients:

• 4 tomates
• 2 courgettes
• 1 aubergine
• 1 poivron rouge
• 2 oignons blancs
• 6 olives noires
• 20 g d’anchois au sel
• 2 brins d’estragon
• 1 citron
• 2 dl d’huile d’olive
• 80 g de beurre
• 1sel, poivre

Préparation :

1. Pelez les oignons blancs ; rincez les courgettes, l’aubergine et le poivron. Coupez tous ces légumes en petits dés. Dénoyautez les olives et coupez-les en copeaux.
2. Rincez les anchois en les frottant bien sous l’eau afin de les dessaler, puis hachez leur chair.
3. Allumez le four à 170 °C (th. 5,5). Rincez les tomates, découpez-leur un chapeau, puis videz-les de leur eau et de leurs graines et rangez-les dans un plat beurré.
4. Faites chauffer un filet d’huile d’olive dans une poêle très chaude et ajoutez les cubes de légumes. Faites-les cuire 2 mn, ils doivent rester bien croquants. Retirez du feu et ajoutez les anchois hachés, les copeaux d’olives et l’estragon en l’effeuillant. Salez et poivrez.
5. Farcissez les tomates, posez leur chapeau dessus et déposez le reste de beurre sur chaque tomate. Arrosez le tout du reste d’huile d’olive et glissez au four. Laissez cuire 45 mn.
6. Pressez le citron sur les tomates dès qu’elles sortent du four et servez aussitôt.

Stylisme Sergio Da Silva.

L'astuce :

«Farcissez les tomates avec les légumes de saison de votre choix ; il suffit qu’ils soient encore croquants lorsque vous les mettez dans les tomates et qu’ils confisent doucement au four»".

Fonte e imagem: http://www.elle.fr/Elle-a-Table/Recettes-de-cuisine/Tomates-farcies-olives-anchois-2574982

Fougasse tomates-olives

Fotografia: Nathalie Carnet

• "Personnes : 6
• Niveau : Trés facile
• Préparation: 30 mn
• Cuisson: 20 mn
• Prix : Bon marché

Ingrédients:

• 500 g de pâte à pizza
• 2 tomates mûres à point
• 4 tomates confites
• 3 gousses d’ail nouveau

• 12 olives noires dénoyautées
• 1 branche de romarin frais
• 1 cuil. à soupe d’huile d’olive

Préparation :

Ebouillantez les tomates puis rafraîchissez-les sous l’eau courante. Pelez-les, coupez-les en deux et retirez les graines. Hachez grossièrement la pulpe et réservez-la dans une passoire.
Hachez les tomates confites. Epluchez les gousses d’ail et coupez-les en fines lamelles ainsi que les olives. Effeuillez le romarin.
Travaillez la pâte à la main, en incorporant l’huile d’olive, la pulpe de tomate, les tomates confites, les éclats d’olive et d’ail, et le romarin.
Etalez la pâte sur le plan de travail en formant une galette ovale de 1 cm d’épaisseur. Déposez-la sur la plaque du four tapissée de papier sulfurisé et faites-y six entailles obliques à l’aide d’un couteau.
Allumez le four à 210 °C (th. 7).
Laissez lever la pâte 30 mn puis glissez-la au four et faites-la cuire 20 mn environ. Servez la fougasse tiède ou à température ambiante.

Réalisation Elisabeth Scotto. Stylisme Sergio Da Silva".

Fonte e imagem: http://www.elle.fr/Elle-a-Table/Recettes-de-cuisine/Fougasse-tomates-olives-2559758

Tortilha verde e vermelha

Fonte e imagem: http://www.cienciahoje.pt/index.php?oid=54880&op=all

Pasta With Tuna and Black Olive Vinaigrette

John Kernick

Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 10m | Total Time: 15m

Ingredients

• 12 ounces regular or whole-wheat rigatoni or penne
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed, drained, and chopped
• 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 6-ounce cans tuna, drained

Directions

1. Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water.
2. Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
3. Add the capers and olives and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the parsley and cook until wilted, about 1 minute.
4. Remove from heat. Add the lemon juice, pepper, and the remaining oil.
5. Divide the pasta among individual bowls. Top with the tuna and olive vinaigrette.

By Kate Merker,  August 2006

Fonte e imagem:

http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/pasta-tuna-black-olive-vinaigrette-10000001213257/index.html

Pizza Rápida

Peneirar duas chávenas de farinha (metade farinha integral, um quarto de farinha de centeio e um quarto farinha branca com fermento) e uma pitada de sal.  Adicionam-se duas colheres (sopa) de azeite. Mistura-se bem, até se obter um areão. Nessa altura junta-se um copo mal cheio de água. Obtém-se uma massa elástica e pronta a usar.

Após a massa ser tendida fina e colocada no tabuleiro, deverá ser untada com molho de tomate de modo a não secar.

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A cobertura poderá ser feita com tomate e cebola cortados em rodelas finas, azeitonas, beringelas grelhadas, cogumelos salteados com alho, pimento, ananás, etc. Qualquer folheto promocional de pizzas é bom para tirar algumas ideias de novas coberturas.
Antes de ir ao forno a pizza deverá ser coberta com queijo ralado, de preferência mozarela, oregãos e um fio de azeite.
Assa-se a massa no forno quente, cerca de 200ºC, até a massa ficar loura e bem cozida.