Roasted Pumpkin with Bean and Cheesy Fondue for Toddlers
Aileen Cox Blundell
Aileen Cox Blundell
Recipe - Marshes
Roasted Pumpkin with Bean and Cheesy Fondue for Toddlers
Prep Time30 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time40 Minutes
Ingredients
1 small pumpkin
Olive oil
375ml (1 1/2 cups) vegetable stock
1 tin cannellini beans (drained)
Juice 1/2 lemon
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp cornflour
Black pepper to season
Grated cheddar
Chives
Crackers
Peppers
Directions
Serves 2 adults and 2 children
INGREDIENTS
- 1 small pumpkin
- Olive oil
- 375ml (1 1/2 cups) vegetable stock
- 1 tin cannellini beans (drained)
- Juice 1/2 lemon
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- Black pepper to season
- 100g (1 cup) Grated Swiss cheese
- 150g Grated Cheddar
(Cheese swaps; for smaller babies 6 months + use goat cheese).
To serve; chopped chives, crackers and chopped vegetables. (For smaller babies; roast the vegetables first to make them safe).
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 180ºC.
- Cut the top off the pumpkin and scoop out and discard the seeds and stringy inside.
- Drizzle over a little olive oil, then roast for 30 minutes until soft and the outside is slightly browned.
- Add the vegetable stock, beans, lemon juice, garlic and cornflour to a blender and blend until smooth, then pour into a pan.
- Heat gently stirring well until it starts to thicken.
- Season with a little pepper, then add the grated cheese and stir until melted.
- Pour the sauce into the roasted pumpkin, then place it back in the oven for 10-12 minutes until the cheese starts to bubble and caramelise on the top.
- To serve; top with finely chopped chives and add some crackers for dipping.
30 minutes
Prep Time
40 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
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Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Irish Grated Mild Red Cheddar 475g
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Dunnes Stores Irish Herb Chives 20g
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Dunnes Stores Multigrain Crackers 170g
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Dunnes Stores Fresh Mixed Peppers
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Recipe
Serves 2 adults and 2 children
INGREDIENTS
- 1 small pumpkin
- Olive oil
- 375ml (1 1/2 cups) vegetable stock
- 1 tin cannellini beans (drained)
- Juice 1/2 lemon
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- Black pepper to season
- 100g (1 cup) Grated Swiss cheese
- 150g Grated Cheddar
(Cheese swaps; for smaller babies 6 months + use goat cheese).
To serve; chopped chives, crackers and chopped vegetables. (For smaller babies; roast the vegetables first to make them safe).
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 180ºC.
- Cut the top off the pumpkin and scoop out and discard the seeds and stringy inside.
- Drizzle over a little olive oil, then roast for 30 minutes until soft and the outside is slightly browned.
- Add the vegetable stock, beans, lemon juice, garlic and cornflour to a blender and blend until smooth, then pour into a pan.
- Heat gently stirring well until it starts to thicken.
- Season with a little pepper, then add the grated cheese and stir until melted.
- Pour the sauce into the roasted pumpkin, then place it back in the oven for 10-12 minutes until the cheese starts to bubble and caramelise on the top.
- To serve; top with finely chopped chives and add some crackers for dipping.