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Home » Recipes » Appetizers » Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Pesto

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Pesto

September 20, 2014 By Joana Oliveira

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As announced in the previous post, here goes the roasted pumpkin seeds recipe: the super easy, delicious and crunchy fall snack of my childhood.

The surprise I was telling you about is the jar you see in the picture. I´ve decided to turn the rest of the roasted pumpkin seeeds into pesto. They are a great substitute for the crazy expensive pine nuts used in the traditional pesto recipe. I assure you that this one is equally good and surprisingly tasty!

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

The roasted pumpkin seeds recipe is super easy, delicious and the perfect crunchy low fodmap snack. You can also make a surprisingly tasty pesto with them.
Prep Time8 hrs
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time8 hrs 40 mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Low Fodmap
Keyword: pesto, pumpkin seeds
Servings: 4 people
Author: My Gut Feeling

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup raw whole pumpkin seeds
  • a pinch of sea salt

Instructions

  • Carve the pumpkin and scoop the seeds into a colander.
  • Run water over them to separate the guts from the seeds.
  • Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and leave them to dry out overnight.
  • The next day pick out the remaining dried pumpkin guts.
  • Preheat oven to 150º C/300º F.
  • Roast for about 40 minutes or until golden but not brown, stirring occasionally.
  • You can remove the crispy outer shell or just eat it whole.
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Pesto | mygutfeeling.eu

The idea of using pumpkin seeds for making pesto was inspired by The First Mess blog post – A big thank you, Laura :). I´ve adapted it to a low fodmap friendly recipe:

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Pesto

A surprisingly tasty pesto recipe made with roasted pumpkin seeds.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time5 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Low Fodmap
Keyword: pesto, pumpkin seeds
Servings: 4 people
Author: My Gut Feeling

Ingredients

  • 1 cup roasted pumpkin seeds
  • 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • A pinch of sea salt

Instructions

  • Grind the toasted pumpkin seeds in a blender or food processor, until breadcrumbs texture.
  • Add the basil, olive oil, water, lemon juice and salt.
  • Blend until you have a smooth paste.
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 Recipe in Portuguese:

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Pesto de Sementes de Abóbora

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time5 mins
Total Time10 mins
Cuisine: Low Fodmap
Servings: 4
Author: My Gut Feeling

Ingredients

  • 1 xícara de sementes de abóbora tostadas
  • 1 xícara de folhas de manjericão fresco
  • 2 colheres de sopa de azeite
  • 2 colheres de sopa de água
  • 1 colher de sopa de sumo de limão espremido na hora
  • Uma pitada de sal marinho

Instructions

  • Moer as sementes de abóbora num liquidificador ou processador de alimentos, até obter uma textura semelhante a pão ralado.
  • Adicione o manjericão, azeite, água, sumo de limão e sal.
  • Misture até obter uma pasta cremosa.
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  1. nemacreditoqueesaudavel

    September 22, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    Que maravilha! Já imagino esse pesto nas massas ….
    Adorei a ideia 😀

    bjinhos

    sara

    Reply
    • Joana

      September 22, 2014 at 7:19 pm

      Muito obrigada, Sara 🙂 Beijinhos

      Reply
  2. Suze

    May 30, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    Hi, do you know if the pumpkin seed shells are low fodmap? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Joana

      June 4, 2016 at 11:21 am

      Hi Suze,it should be ok if you stick to the recommended dose of 2 tablespoons per meal.

      Reply
      • Suze

        July 9, 2016 at 6:40 pm

        Thank you Joana! Darn…I’m addicted to pumpkin seeds in the shell. At least I don’t have to give them up completely.

        Reply

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