Gorgonzola, pumpkin, maple-cured bacon + caramelised onion w/ maple syrup

Name: Gorgonzola, pumpkin, maple-cured bacon + caramelised onion w/ maple syrup
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 12 rashers (slices) Maple-cured bacon, cooked; 60 ml (2 fl oz/ ¼ cup) light olive oil; freshly ground black pepper; salt flakes; 80 g (2¾ oz) Caramelised onions; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) Jap pumpkin (squash), peeled and seeds removed; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 200 g (7 oz) Monterey Jack, grated; drizzle of good-quality maple syrup; 100 g (3½ oz) gorgonzola piccante (Mauri), crumbled or grated

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Chefs Eat Toasties Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2017

About

There’s a lot going on here flavour-wise, but everything works together well as a team. Shop around for the best-quality maple syrup you can find. You’ll be amazed at the difference between a cheaper fake syrup and a real Canadian variety.

Ingredients

Bread

8 slices light rye sourdough loaf

Method

Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).
Slice the pumpkin into 2 cm (¾ in) thick pieces – in total you will need around eight pieces of pumpkin of a similar size. Toss them in a bowl with the oil, salt and pepper. Place the pumpkin pieces on a non-stick, li