Halloween Recipe

As years go by more importance is being given to Halloween in Malta. I managed to get a glimpse of one or two houses decorated with hanging spiders, fluorescent skeletons, and lighted pumpkins. Some are organizing costume parties, children are going more outdoors knocking at doors playing ‘trick or treat, others bake cakes for the occasion, and some, like me, prepare a heart-warming dish with pumpkin. Here’s an easy one for you readers!

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Pumpkin gratin

Serves 4

• 500g pumpkin cleaned and peeled
• 50g parmesan grated
• 50g breadcrumbs
• oregano
• 2 eggs beaten and salted
• salt & pepper

Slice the clean pumpkin into rectangular pieces of about 0.5cm high. Preheat an oven to 180 degrees, place pumpkin in a greased dish and cook the pumpkin for 15 minutes. In the meantime mix the breadcrumbs, parmesan, oregano, salt and pepper and place in a plate. When the pumpkin is ready take each piece and pass them one by one first through the beaten egg and then through the breadcrumbs mix until well coated. Place the coated pieces in the same dish and return back in the oven for another 15–20 minutes until these are cooked and browned. When ready dress with a lemon vinaigrette (2 parts olive oil, 1 part lemon juice) and serve with rocket salad and lemon wedges.