Have you never heard of gorgonzola squash? We're changing that now! Here you can find out everything you need to know about pumpkins and we will present you with delicious recipe ideas.
This is how you recognize a Gorgonzola pumpkin
The gorgonzola squash is speckled green-yellow and relatively small, usually weighs about a kilo. Its appearance is therefore reminiscent of an ornamental pumpkin, but in contrast to these it is edible – it is therefore a table pumpkin.
The pulp has a fibrous consistency similar to that of the spaghetti squash. Of the The taste of the Gorgonzola pumpkin is fruity and mild, it doesn't taste like cheese (contrary to what its name suggests), but more like a sweet potato. The peel is not edible, so you should peel the pumpkin before processing.
Prepare the Gorgonzola squash
The Gorgonzola pumpkin goes very well prepare in the oven. To do this, proceed as follows:
- First wash the pumpkin, cut it in half and remove the stone.
- Brush the pumpkin halves with a little oil and place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- Salt and pepper the pumpkin flesh, and you can also sprinkle it with herbs such as rosemary or thyme if you like.
- Cook the Gorgonzola squash in the oven for about 30 minutes at 180 degrees.
In the meantime, you can prepare the filling. For example, the following ingredients are suitable for this:
- ricotta
- Gorgonzola
- Camembert
- salmon
- Ham cubes
After half an hour, take the pumpkin out of the oven and fill it with the ingredients of your choice. Then he comes again in the oven for 10 minutesso that the cheese melts. You should serve it warm, the cooked pulp can be easily spooned out of the bowl with a spoon.
Tip: It looks even more decorative if you only cut off the lid of the Gorgonzola pumpkin, remove the seeds and remove it cooked whole in the oven. You can cut off a straight piece at the bottom so that the pumpkin has a better stand. After about 40 minutes you fill it with cheese and ham, for example, and cook it with the lid on for another 10 minutes.
Other ways to prepare the Gorgonzola pumpkin
Alternatively, you can peel the pumpkin, cut it into small pieces and cook it marinated on a baking sheet as an oven pumpkin. The Gorgonzola pumpkin also tastes great in combination with pasta or as a pumpkin casserole.