Showing posts with label Pumpkin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pumpkin. Show all posts

Monday, March 19, 2012

Pumpkin & Banana Smoothie


























I am gonna bombing you with another so-refreshing-smoothie after that Monster!

I am seriously get hooked with some blended smoothie, which filled me instantly!

I wanted Avocado Smoothie last night. But...they weren't on stock...

So, i re-united with my love, Pumpkin - I was having a love affair with this sweetheart last time : )


























I  also made that crunchy thingie to accessorize my love...Arrghhh!! i could even snack on'em individually!!

Pumpkin & Banana Smoothie
Serve 1
Smoothie Ingredients:
1 cup Butternut Pumpkin, peeled and steamed until soft
1/2 medium ripe frozen Banana
200 ml unsweetened Soy Milk
Honey (or Maple Syrup or other sweetener of your choice)*optional*

N.B : i didn't put any sweetener and it was already so good!

Method (Smoothie):
  • Skin butternut pumpkin, steam until soft, set aside, chilled
  • In a blender, add in soy milk; frozen banana; and chilled pumpkin
  • Add honey (or Maple Syrup or other sweetener of your choice) if neccessary *optional*
  • Blend in high speed to a smooth texture
  • Tranfer to glass 
  • Top with almond crunch (see below)
  • Serve immediately

Roasted Almond Crunch w/ Honey and Cinnamon
Makes 30 gr *approx* (1 handful)
Ingredients:
Handful of unsalted Roasted Almond (you can make more definitely)*
1 tbsp Honey
Sprinkle of Cinnamon (1 tsp approx)
Oil for brushing

Method:
  • Preheat oven to 150'C
  • Using mortal and pestle, grind almond coarsely
  • Add in honey and cinnamon, combine
  • Line a baking tray with baking paper, lightly grease with olive oil
  • Arrange almond mixture on the baking tray and oven-roast for 10-15 minutes ( or until it turns darker)**

N.B:
*Roast almond first until it turns brown before combining other ingredients if you are using raw almond
**While roasting the almond, keep watching the oven temperature carefully as they get burn easily

I burnt all my almond crunch on the first batch!! : (

Watch out!
xoxo







Monday, March 12, 2012

Butternut Pumpkin Soup

Dear Pumpkin,

I love you so much!!

Sincerely,
Soup-ie

You love pumpkin soup?

I love'em!!

I wanted something comforting yesterday, and w/o doubting too much i made pumpkin soup for myself... and will make them more often start from today! it was a really satisfying light dinner which has brought me to a wonderful lala land and i danced with a pumpkin head, NIGHTMARE!! (*just kid)...hehe..

I Love You, Pumpkin!!


I love chunky soup with vegie bits, so I....


left some sauteed brown onion to be added in the soup, as well as some mushroom and zucchini...

I topped the soup with few of coriander leaves just because i think orange and green would be so matching... haaaa!

Butternut Pumpkin Soup
Serve 2-3 (depends on how much you love pumpkin soup)
Ingredients:
Half of medium Butternut Pumpkin (approx 1 kg on a halved pumpkin)
1 Brown Onion, diced
2 Garlic cloves, minced
2 cubes Vegetable Stock
1 tbsp Olive Oil
Dash of Pepper
Dash of Nutmeg
Water for boiling (you can adjust the water depends on how creamy you want your Pumpkin Soup to be)*
Mushroom slices (optional)
Zucchini slices (optional)
Coriander leaves for garnish (totally optional)

* i used roughly 750 ml water to simmer my pumpkin

Method:
  • Peel off the pumpkin skin, cubed
  • Bring water to boil
  • Add in pumpkin in a hot boiling water, simmer until pumpkin has turned soft enough
  • Set aside and cool down
  • Dice brown onion and mince garlic
  • Heat up oil in a pan, saute brown onion, garlic until soft, set aside (left some sauteed onion, if you like chunky soup)
  • Transfer the chilled pumpkin cubes together with the sauteed onion and garlic to a food processor, adjust the water depends on your personal liking, blend to puree
  • Transfer the pumpkin puree to a pot, boil on a medium low heat, add seasoning (vegetable cubes, pepper and nutmeg) to taste
  • On the other hand, prepare the zucchini slices by boiling them (optional)
  • Saute mushroom with the left sauteed brown onion until soft (optional)
  • Add in cooked mushroom, zucchini slices to the pumpkin soup, mix (optional)
  • Garnish with coriander leaves (optional)
  • Serve warm

P.S : I am blogging at my working place * runnnnn.....*

Happy cooking!!
xoxo