Creamy pumpkin puree with tahini

This pumpkin puree recipe could easily be called a kind of “pumpkin hummus”. It contains cumin, garlic, tahini and lemon juice. But instead of using chickpeas, the base of the dip consists of sweet and juicy pumpkin flesh. It gives an absolutely, absolutely fantastic taste and an incredibly delicious and creamy consistency, which really gives classic hummus a fight. 

TIP: Also try one hasselback pumpkin salad or a shepherd's pie with pumpkin puree

Suggestions for dishes with pumpkin puree

The pumpkin puree can be served as a dinner with sliced ​​baked root vegetables, kale, feta, parsley and a little pickled red cabbage. Simple and incredibly good. If your appetite is a little bigger one day, you can choose to mix lentils, spelt grains or similar into the salad, and perhaps serve a piece of salmon or chicken. 

TIP: Also try this recipe: pumpkin rösti with salmon or stuffed pumpkin with tabbouleh