Once you\u2019re ready to cook, follow your recipe. \u201cTreat it like you would any winter squash. Roast it, steam it, or cut it into chunks and add it to soups, stews, and curries,” Kelly says. Besides pumpkin pie, other delicious pumpkin options to try include:\u00a0pumpkin muffins<\/a>, pumpkin bread (this recipe from\u00a0Smitten Kitchen<\/a>\u00a0is superb), or even\u00a0pumpkin pasta<\/a>.<\/p>\n
And don’t throw out the seeds! Pumpkin seeds are a great addition to salads, snack mixes, and more. \u201cOne of my favorite ways to use pumpkin seeds is in\u00a0sikil p\u2019aak<\/a>, a Mayan pumpkin seed dip,\u201d says Kelly. \u201cThe seeds are pureed with onion, tomatoes, hot peppers, and fresh citrus juice. It\u2019s a great alternative to guacamole or hummus, and you can dip everything from tortilla chips to jicama sticks in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
You can also garnish tacos with crunchy, nutrient-packed roasted pumpkin seeds. \u201cTheir nuttiness pairs well with the spice blends that we incorporate into many of our Latin-inspired recipes,\u201d says Kelly. Toss blanched, rinsed pumpkin seeds with olive oil, salt, pepper, and your favorite spices (Kelly likes Aleppo pepper and cumin). Roast at 425 degrees for about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure they cook evenly and don’t burn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Once you\u2019re ready to cook, follow your recipe. \u201cTreat it like you would any winter squash. Roast it, steam it, or cut it into chunks and add it to soups, stews, and curries,” Kelly says. Besides pumpkin pie, other delicious pumpkin options to try include:\u00a0pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread (this recipe from\u00a0Smitten Kitchen\u00a0is superb), or even\u00a0pumpkin Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}