We often think of pumpkin only in sweet recipes, but it adds a luscious layer of flavor to savory dishes, too! You can Use Pumpkin to Add Creaminess to a Favorite Recipe🎃
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Pumpkin Hummus with Goat Cheese
Who says hummus can’t sing with the flavors of fall? This twist on hummus uses canned pumpkin to amp up the creaminess of the white beans.
- 2 Cans (15 oz) Cannellini, drained and rinsed
- 1 Cup Canned Pumpkin (2/3 of one 15 oz can)
- 2 TB Lemon Juice
- 2 Garlic Cloves, grated
- 1 Tsp Sea Salt
- 1 Tsp Cumin
- ½ Tsp Allspice
- 1 Tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 Cup Crumbled Goat Cheese
- ½ Cup Roasted Salted Pumpkin Seeds
In a food processor add all ingredients except the goat cheese and pumpkin seeds. Remove from the processor, spread on a plate and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and goat cheese.
Fall Red Wine
Love a Pumpkin Spice Latte? Then you’ll love a Rioja from Spain as well. Aromas like sweet and savory spices including cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger, and allspice and flavors of earth, dark fruits and berries make it a perfect match for foods with lots of warm baking spices like cinnamon, allspice, cardamom and nutmeg. Medium-weight and well-balanced, Rioja wines are easy to find and oh-so-delicious with fall dishes and holiday foods,
More Scoop on Tempranillo
· Tempranillo, comes from the Spanish temprano, meaning “early,” which is fitting as it ripens earlier than other grapes native to Spain.
· Tempranillo is a very old variety. While the earliest official mention of the variety is from 1807, the general theory is that Tempranillo was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) by the Phoenicians over 3,000 years ago
Tempranillo is the fourth-most planted variety in the world
· Tempranillo is one of the top varieties blended into Port wine from Portugal, where it’s called Tinta Roriz
Here’s the kinds of Rioja you can find in the U.S.
· Crianza (“kree-ahn-tha”)
The youngest Rioja serve this wine with lightly spiced foods like a traditional turkey dinner
· RISERVA Three years with at least one year in oak barrels and at least six months in bottles
Does your turkey recipe call for some spices like cinnamon, smoked paprika or cardamom. This wine has more oaky flavor – serve this with a bird that has a little more “spicy” flavor
· GRAN RESERVA five years with at least two years in oak barrels and two years in bottles
Smoking your turkey this year? Serve this bold and aromatic wine with a smoked turkey and both the food and wine will be more flavorful!
And Here’s another recipe for a savory pumpkin dish: