Roasted Pumpkins with Feta, Pepita and Tomato

Pumpkins are culinary jack-of-all-trades and can be prepared in many ways. In this simple roasted pumpkin recipe, the hokkaido wedges and truss cherry tomatoes are refined with dried tomatoes, fennel-feta, and pepitas. Best of all, the dish is very easy to make and will be ready under an hour.

1.5 kg Pumpkin (butternut or hokkaido)
2 tbsp Olive oil
Sea salt and black pepper
250 g Truss cherry tomatoes
50 g Dried tomatoes in olive oil, drained
120 g Feta cheese
1 tsp Fennel seeds
3 tbsp Pepitas
2 tbsp Flat parsley or cilantro, chopped

Preheat the oven to 220C/410F. Line a large baking dish with a sheet of aluminum foil for an easier cleanup.
Wash the pumpkin, cut in half, scoop out the seeds and cut the pumpkin into 2.5 cm wedges. Mix the pumpkin wedges with olive oil and place in a large baking dish. Season with salt and black pepper. Roast the pumpkin wedges in the middle of hot oven for approx. 40 minutes.
In the meantime, rinse the tomatoes, pat dry and add to the pumpkin in the oven after 20 minutes. Drain the dried tomatoes, crumble the feta. Set aside. Roast the fennel seeds in a non-stick pan without oil for 1-2 minutes, then crush coarsely in a mortar and mix with the feta.
Sprinkle the dried tomatoes, the feta-fennel mixture and the pepitas over the pumpkin wedges 7-8 minutes before the end of the cooking time. Drizzle 3 tablespoons of oilive oil from the dried tomatoes over the top. Garnish the pumpkin chopped with parsley and serve.

38 comments:

Tom 14/12/22 22:41: ...pumpkin is a fabulous fall flavor.
The Happy Whisk 14/12/22 22:43: So much fun to play with pumpkins and butternuts and all these good things. I also love how long winter squashes last. Delightful.
Cooking Julia 14/12/22 22:51: Colors and flavors are exactly what I like!
DEZMOND 14/12/22 22:58: Love roasted pumpkins! I still do not know what pepitas are.
Christine 14/12/22 23:12: delicious!
Brian's Home Blog 15/12/22 00:40: That sure is a pretty plate, bet it is really good.
J.P. Alexander 15/12/22 01:41: Gracias por la receta, es una buena opción. Te mando un beso.
Sherry's Pickings 15/12/22 02:10: this looks so colourful angie. a friend was trying to convince me that pumpkin pie (as a dessert) was a great thing. No can do! I like it savoury.
foodtravelandwine 15/12/22 02:20: I love this combination of flavors!!....so delicious!!.........Abrazotes, Marcela
My name is Erika. 15/12/22 02:51: That looks amazing, and I bet it tastes wonderful too. You can't go wrong with pumpkin, can you? hugs-Erika
kathyinozarks 15/12/22 04:21: Beautiful dish looks delicious too
roentare 15/12/22 06:02: So colourful and yummy looking. So hard to browse through your photos as I am doing 16 hour fasting thing with dieting
G'day Souffle 15/12/22 06:19: Loads of Christmas colors and I bet tastes great!
Muna Kenny 15/12/22 07:23: Looks beautiful Angie, I never had this salad before, but as always you introduce the best 😊
Lola Martínez 15/12/22 07:52: Las verduras al horno es una receta que preparo a menudo porque me gusta mucho. La tuya es muy sabrosa, así que me la copio.
Un beso.
Nancy Chan 15/12/22 08:04: Beautiful. I can't wait, I want to dig in.
Marcepanowy Kącik 15/12/22 08:36: Mam dwie ogromne dynie ze swojego ogródka. Dziękuję za przepis, dzisiaj zrobię to piękne danie.
Javier 15/12/22 08:52: This fantastic dish is an explosion of color and flavor!
Federica Simoni 15/12/22 11:30: wow che meraviglia!!
Anonymous 15/12/22 14:29: Good morning Angie, this is a wonderful savory vegetable dish and I love that it comes together so quickly, Bernadette.
thepaintedapron.com 15/12/22 14:44: What a beautiful dish! I know it's full of flavor from the roasting!
Anne in the kitchen 15/12/22 15:50: Wow, this dish is gorgeous!
Balvinder 15/12/22 18:17: I'm definitely a squash fan and this dish beautiful looks beautiful. Love all the flavors going in here.
Bill 15/12/22 18:29: Very nice looking and colourful.
speedy70 15/12/22 19:41: Adoro la zucca, piatto delizioso!!!
Muriel de PETITES MARMITES ET COMPAGNIE 15/12/22 22:48: Que ce plat est appétissant et coloré : il a tout pour me plaire
Raymund 15/12/22 23:26: OMG the flavours on this dish is amazing
The Yum List 16/12/22 00:30: Anything with pumpkin works for me
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 16/12/22 00:58: What a great combination of pumpkin, dried tomatoes, and feta! It also looks terrific and so vibrant and happy!
paola 16/12/22 10:48: Today here it is very cold, it rains and there is wind but your dish reminded me of the summer and the beautiful sunny days
The-FoodTrotter 16/12/22 10:56: It looks so beautiful. I barely cooked anything wtih pumpkin lately but I must admit that your recipe is very alluring... Also it has feta, so it can't be bad ;)
Rainbow Evening 16/12/22 11:13: sound good combines... tasteful
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine 16/12/22 12:18: So gourmet and pretty I would love to eat this right now and make it for the holiday!
Neil 16/12/22 13:39: That's a beautiful assortment or colours and flavours you've got going on there, Angie! Delicious!
David 16/12/22 18:23: Angie, We've baked or roasted several different types of squash, but for some reason we've never tried roasting pumpkin. Great recipe and thanks for the inspiration. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Lowcarb team member 16/12/22 22:19: A beautiful looking dish.
Many thanks for sharing the recipe.

All the best Jan
eileeninmd 17/12/22 12:48: Hello Angie,
What a colorful dish, it looks delicious too. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Take care, enjoy your weekend.
tigerfish 21/12/22 00:41: What a harmony of flavors (sweet pumpkin, briny feta, nutty pepita) and textures (crunchy pepitas, creamy feta)