Name: Roast cumin pumpkin and parsnip with hummus dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 500 gram jap pumpkin; 4 small parsnips (320g), halved lengthways; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil; 1 tablespoon cumin seeds; 2 teaspoon ground coriander; 800 gram canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained, rinsed (use these for the hummus also); 200 gram sourdough bread, torn into small chunks; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil, extra; 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, torn; 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, torn; Hummus dressing; 1 tablespoon tahini; 1/2 cup (120g) sour cream; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/4 cup paprika; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 1/4 (60ml) cold water

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Ingredients

500 gram jap pumpkin

4 small parsnips (320g), halved lengthways

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

1 tablespoon cumin seeds

2 teaspoon ground coriander

800 gram canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained, rinsed (use these for the hummus also)

200 gram sourdough bread, torn into small chunks

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil, extra

1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, torn

1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, torn

Hummus dressing

1 tablespoon tahini

1/2 cup (120g) sour cream

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 cup paprika

1 pinch cayenne pepper

1/4 (60ml) cold water

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C.

2.Cut unpeeled pumpkin into wedges. Place pumpkin and parsnips in a large bowl with oil and spices; season. Toss to combine. Place vegetables, in a single layer, on two bakingpaper-lined oven trays; reserve spiced oil in the bowl. Roast vegetables 30 minutes, turning once during cooking.

3.Meanwhile, stir 3/4 cup of the chickpeas into reserved spiced oil until coated; reserve.

4.Make hummus dressing: blend remaining 2 cups chickpeas with dressing ingredients until smooth. Season to taste.

5.Toss bread on an oven tray with extra oil until evenly coated; season. Cook bread on separate shelf in oven 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until bread is browned and crisp.

6.Add reserved chickpea mixture to vegetables; roast further 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Place vegetables and chickpeas on a serving platter with bread; drizzle with dressing and scatter with herbs.

This recipe was published in 2010 and updated in 2023.
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