Marisa’s Pumpkin Crostone

Name: Marisa’s Pumpkin Crostone
Yield: Makes 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 whole garlic clove, peeled; 3 tablespoons butter; 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) water; 6 slices country-style bread; 6 tablespoons grated parmesan; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) pumpkin (winter squash); 100 g (3½ oz) white onion, chopped; 10-12 sage leaves; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) pumpkin (winter squash); 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra, for drizzling

Preparation info

Makes
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Limoncello and Linen Water

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2012

About

This is lovely and really easy as a starter. And such a simple way to slide an extra vegetable into a meal.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) pumpkin (winter squash)
3

Europe
Italy
Starter
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut it into large chunks. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and sauté the onion until pale golden and soft. Add a couple of the sage leaves and cook for a minute to flavour, then add the pumpkin, water and some salt and pepper. Put the lid on and simmer for 30-40 minutes, until the pumpkin has collapsed. Check now and then that nothing is sticking or