The Healthiest Dishes With Pumpkin

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

The pumpkin - the most delicious autumn vegetable. And most importantly, pumpkin is very useful: it contains a lot of sugars, pectin and carotene, the content of which in some varieties can reach 30 mg per 100 g.

Pumpkin is rich in minerals, mainly potassium, calcium, phosphorus.

Autumn is generally a good time for fasting days. Any vegetable that has ripened in the local latitudes is of maximum benefit to the body. And the pumpkin is a leader in a variety of culinary treatments, people can prepare many dishes for health.

Pumpkin not only has a delicate and sweet taste, it has a unique vitamin composition and low calorie content. It contains a lot of useful carbohydrates, fiber and everything necessary to remove excess fluid from the body. Pumpkin is recommended for patients with hypertension, diabetics, people with inflammation of the gallbladder and gastrointestinal tract.

The healthiest dishes with pumpkin

- Raw pumpkin juice with pulp or in combination with apples, carrots and celery;

- Oatmeal with pumpkin is a very healthy breakfast for the liver and gastrointestinal tract;

- Pumpkin cream soup. For more benefits, add carrots and celery root - a great weight loss tool for young ladies who want a healthy complexion and hair shine;

- Candied pumpkin is healthy and not very high in calories. Cut into cubes, boil in sugar syrup with a cinnamon stick and a few cloves until the syrup thickens and the pumpkin pieces become transparent. Place on a baking sheet, dry in the oven at 150 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Excellent laxative. For diabetics instead of sugar you can add stevia to the syrup);

- Healthy jam with pumpkin and vegetables;

Here is an idea for a simple and delicious dish. Garnish your menu with another great pumpkin recipe!

Oven-baked pumpkin with cheese and thyme

1 small pumpkin (about 1 kg)

2 tsp olive oil (or other vegetable oil)

½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

⅓ h.h. bread crumbs

½ h.h. grated parmesan (or other hard cheese)

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley

¼ h.h. fresh thyme leaves, salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Cut the pumpkin halve, then peel and cut into small pieces. Sprinkle the sliced pumpkin with olive oil, add the nutmeg and stir.

Then place the pumpkin slices in a pan covered with baking paper. In a food processor, mix the rusks, cheese, garlic, herbs with a pinch of salt and pepper.

Sprinkle this mixture over the pumpkin slices. Bake for 25-30 minutes and serve warm.

Try these ideas for roasted pumpkin, boiled pumpkin, and why not pumpkin cream.