Ingredients
Scale
Roasted Pumpkin
- ½–1 whole pumpkin
- 2 sprigs of sage, chopped
- 3 sprigs of thyme, chopped
- 1 sprig of rosemary, chopped
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 1 ½ tbsp honey
- Black pepper, to taste
- Salt, to taste
Baked Feta
- 300 g (10 ½ oz) feta cheese
- 200 g (7 oz) olives
- 10 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) pistachios, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3 tbsp butter
Bell Pepper Sauce
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 4–5 bell peppers, roughly chopped
- 1 red chili pepper, roughly chopped
- 8 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 8 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- Salt, to taste
To Serve
- Greek or Turkish yoghurt (10% fat)
- Sage leaves, fried until crispy
Instructions
Roasted Pumpkin
- Cut the pumpkin in half, remove the seeds and threads with a spoon, and cut into wedges. Slice the wedges into thirds and place them in an oven-safe dish.
- Sprinkle over the sage, thyme, and rosemary. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper.
- Roast in the oven at 200°C (400°F) for 1 hour, turning the pieces halfway through.
- Drizzle with honey and roast for another 30 minutes.
Baked Feta
- Place the feta cheese in an oven-safe dish. If using two blocks, stack them.
- Add the olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and garlic around the feta.
- Sprinkle with pistachios, drizzle with olive oil and honey, then finish with dried oregano.
- Bake in the oven at 200°C (400°F) for 1 hour.
- Add the butter around and on top of the feta, then bake for another 30 minutes.
Bell Pepper Sauce
- Add the red onion, bell peppers, chili pepper, and garlic to a food processor with 6 tbsp olive oil and salt. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides when needed.
- Heat the remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and butter in a frying pan. Add the blended mixture and simmer on medium heat, covered with a lid, for 30 minutes.
Serving
- Arrange the roasted pumpkin, baked feta, and bell pepper sauce on a large serving board with yoghurt on the side.
- Optionally, fry sage leaves in butter over medium-low heat until crispy and garnish the dish with them.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes