It’s fast coming round to pumpkin season — although the recipes below work with all kinds of squash. We know many of you are accomplished home cooks, so these are high-level recipes for you to adapt to use in your own kitchens, with the ingredients you have to hand or those collected from your local Community Fridge.
Enjoy!
🥣 Pumpkin Soup (3 steps)
- Roast pumpkin chunks with oil
- Blend with stock, onion & garlic
- Swirl in cream or coconut milk
💚 Warm, cosy, zero waste!
🍛 Pumpkin Curry (3 steps)
- Fry onion, garlic & curry spices
- Add pumpkin cubes + coconut milk
- Simmer & serve with rice
🎃 Comfort food that saves pumpkins!
🍞 Pumpkin Bread (3 steps)
- Mash cooked pumpkin to purée
- Mix into bread or muffin batter
- Bake until golden
🥖 Sweet, moist & perfect with tea!
🥗 Roasted Pumpkin Salad (3 steps)
- Roast pumpkin wedges with oil
- Toss with spinach, feta & seeds
- Add honey-mustard dressing
🌱 Fresh, filling & planet-friendly
🍪 Pumpkin Brownies (3 steps)
- Stir pumpkin purée into brownie mix
- Bake until fudgy
- Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar
🍫 Squash the waste, not the flavour!