We don’t decorate our pumpkins. We cook them. This autumn at Hg, that means roasted pumpkin in our Truffle Mushroom Bowl, folded through rice with saffron, or served with whipped ricotta. Three dishes that give the same seasonal ingredient a different place on the table.
Pumpkin brings more than colour to an autumn lunch. It contains beta-carotene, the pigment behind its orange flesh, which our bodies can convert into vitamin A. This vitamin helps maintain normal vision, healthy skin and the normal function of the immune system. Pumpkin also contributes fibre to our diets.
In the kitchen, its appeal is just as straightforward. Roasting brings out pumpkin’s natural sweetness and softens its flesh. It works well with grains and pulses in vegetarian cooking, and pairs with sharper flavours, earthy mushrooms and creamy cheeses.
At Hg, known as Honest Greens outside the UK, that’s how we approach healthy food: varied ingredients, thoughtful cooking and plenty of flavour.
Our Truffle Mushroom Bowl brings together roasted pumpkin, truffle mushrooms, kale, quinoa and lentils, finished with pomegranate and plenty of crunch. The pumpkin’s sweetness sits alongside the earthy mushrooms, while pomegranate adds a little sharpness. Quinoa and lentils give the bowl substance for your next autumn lunch.
For our Pumpkin & Goat’s Cheese Rice, we fold pumpkin and saffron through black and brown rice, then finish with goat’s cheese cream and orange pumpkin seeds. The grains keep their texture against the soft pumpkin, with a tangy finish from the cheese. Add it to your next Market Plate to bring a little more autumn to your usual order.
In our Roasted Pumpkin & Ricotta, warm pumpkin wedges sit on whipped ricotta with pomegranate, toasted hazelnuts and parmesan crisps. The ricotta makes a soft, creamy base, with crunch from the nuts and a savoury edge from the parmesan. We finish it with black garlic honey infused with rooibos, adding depth to the pumpkin’s sweetness.
Leave the cooking to us. Find your next pumpkin dish on our Autumn Menu.