Poached pumpkin in syrup
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2 to 3 pound) pumpkin or | |
| Banana squash | ||
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| Juice of 1/2 lemon | ||
| ½ | cup | Tahini |
| ½ | cup | Ground walnuts |
Directions
Seed and peel the pumpkin, then cut into rectangular chunks about 2-inches by 3-inches. Place the pumpkin pieces in a wide heavy pan, sprinkle with the sugar, and cover with the water and lemon juice.
Cover the pan and cook over low heat for 1 hour, until pumpkin flesh is tender, occasionally basting with the juices.
Remove pan from the heat and let pumpkin cool in the liquid. Remove pumpkin pieces and arrange on a serving dish. Spoon the syrup from the pan over the pumpkin, drizzle with the tahini and sprinkle with the ground walnuts.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
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