How to Successfully and Safely Roast Pumpkin Seeds
There are many things that roasted pumpkin seeds can be used for. Before pumpkin seeds are ready for those many uses they must be properly roasted. Here's how to do that easily, successfully and safely.
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Ingredients:
* 1 pumpkin
* Olive Oil
* Salt - Sea Salt preferred
* Soy Sauce - sweet or regular to taste
* Chili Powder - if needed to add spicy hot taste
- Directions:
- Prepare pumpkin for decorative use over the Halloween or Thanksgiving holiday. These links can help you with Halloween Pumpkin Carving Patterns or Thanksgiving Pumpkin Carving Patterns.
- Make sure the pumpkin seeds are NOT washed in any way after removal from your pumpkin. Washing will ruin the seeds for roasting.
- Spread the pumpkin seeds on a baking tray.
- Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds freely with olive oil, salt and the soy sauce of your choice. Make certain the seeds are all covered.
- Lightly sprinkle chili powder to taste. It does not take much so beware.
- Roast at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes, or until nicely browned and crispy. You may want, at the 2/3 time point to pull the tray, be careful - it's hot, and toss the seeds so that both sides will be browned.
- When time is up - take out of oven and let sit to cool down a bit.
Call the family or guests to enjoy the pumpkin seeds or use in other recipes. Here is a link to a great pumpkin cauliflower casserole that you can use for the pumpkin pulp and the roasted seeds.
Bonus - Alternate Uses for Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Add sweetness to your salad. Toss the seeds with olive oil, a teaspoon of melted butter, sugar, cinnamon, and ginger. Roast in the oven at 350 for 15 minutes, sprinkle with salt if desired and then toss them in a big spinach salad.
Make a pesto. Combine 1/3 cup of lightly toasted pumpkin seeds, 2 jalapeno peppers, 1 cup fresh cilantro, 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream, 1 teaspoon of lime juice and a sprinkle of salt. Blend in a food processor until soft and creamy. Serve with enchiladas or homemade pita chips.
Add some on top of your cereal or oatmeal. Mix in a handful of pumpkin seeds that have been lightly toasted with a sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon with your morning meal for a boost of protein and iron throughout the day.
Encrust your fish or tofu. Ground pumpkin seeds can add a delicious crunch and flavor to fish, tofu or even chicken.
Bonus - Alternate Uses for Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Add sweetness to your salad. Toss the seeds with olive oil, a teaspoon of melted butter, sugar, cinnamon, and ginger. Roast in the oven at 350 for 15 minutes, sprinkle with salt if desired and then toss them in a big spinach salad.
Make a pesto. Combine 1/3 cup of lightly toasted pumpkin seeds, 2 jalapeno peppers, 1 cup fresh cilantro, 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream, 1 teaspoon of lime juice and a sprinkle of salt. Blend in a food processor until soft and creamy. Serve with enchiladas or homemade pita chips.
Add some on top of your cereal or oatmeal. Mix in a handful of pumpkin seeds that have been lightly toasted with a sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon with your morning meal for a boost of protein and iron throughout the day.
Encrust your fish or tofu. Ground pumpkin seeds can add a delicious crunch and flavor to fish, tofu or even chicken.
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