Star of the month: Pumpkin - 5 combinations for preparation (Zvezda meseca: Bundeva – 5 kombinacija za pripremu)

"Star of the month" is my little dedication to a food item that deserves to be in the center of attention this time. Instead of one recipe, I bring five combinations that show how versatile one food item can be - from breakfast and light meals to side dishes and desserts.

For the first star of the month, I chose a pumpkin.

Autumn is already on the doorstep, October is upon us, and pumpkin is one of those foods that immediately evokes the smell of autumn, warm spices and pleasant, cozy days. And then there is Halloween, when pumpkins get their main role - both as decoration and as inspiration for the kitchen.

That's why this time we're not just looking at pumpkin as an ingredient for pie or soup. Let's see how many different combinations we can make from it.

1. Pumpkin + feta + thyme = salad, side dish, bruschetta, spread for sandwiches and rolls or tortillas.

2. Pumpkin + chicken + spinach = hot meal, filling for a tortilla, with pasta.

3. Pumpkin + red lentils + cumin = soup, meals in a bowl.

4. Pumpkin + apple + cinnamon = breakfast, oat porridge or dessert in a cup, phyllo sheets pie, puff pastry pie, filling for crepes and American pancakes, along with Balkan galettes, cake with biscuit dough - sponge cake, cake with ladyfingers, cake with biscuits.

For dessert in a cup, pancakes and American pancakes, Balkan galettes, cake with biscuit, cake with biscuits and cake with biscuits with added cream.

5. Pumpkin + yogurt + honey + nuts = breakfast, snack, dessert, smoothie.

“Zvezda dana“ je moja mala posveta jednoj namirnici koja zasluzuje da ovog puta bude u centru paznje. Umesto jednog recepta, donosim pet kombinacija koje pokazuju koliko jedna namirnica moze da bude raznovrsna – od dorucka i laganih obroka do priloga i dezerta.

Za prvu zvezdu dana izabrala sam bundevu. 

Jesen je vec na pragu, oktobar nam stize, a bundeva je jedna od onih namirnica koje odmah prizivaju miris jeseni, tople zacine i prijatne, ušuškane dane. A tu je i Noc vestica, kada bundeve dobijaju svoju glavnu ulogu – i kao ukras i kao inspiracija za kuhinju.

Zato ovog puta bundevu ne posmatramo samo kao sastojak za pitu ili supu. Pogledajmo koliko razlicitih kombinacija mozemo napraviti od nje.

1. Bundeva + feta + timijan = salata, prilog, brusketе, namaz za sendvice i rolnice ili tortilje.

2. Bundeva + piletina + spanac = topli obrok, punjenje za tortilju, uz testeninu.

3. Bundeva + crveno socivo + kumin = corba ili jelo u ciniji.

4. Bundeva + jabuka + cimet = dorucak, ovsena kasa ili dezert u casi, pita sa korama, pita od lisnatog testa, fil za palacinke i americke palacinke, uz balkanske galete, kolac sa biskvitom, kolac sa piskotama, kolac sa keksom.

Za dezert u casi, palacinke i americke palacinke, balkanske galete, kolac sa biskvitom, kolac sa piskotama i kolac sa keksom uz dodatak krema.

5. Bundeva + jogurt + med + orasi = dorucak, uzina, dezert, smuti.