Easy Ways to Reuse Your Pumpkin Post-Halloween

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3. Make Pumpkin Pesto

Did you know that pumpkin seeds are super nutritious? So, if you have a heap of seeds leftover after your Jack-O'-Lantern fun, why not try making this pesto?

It's delicious tossed into pasta, spread over fish, or stirred into soup, and offers a deliciously nutty taste; perfect for an easy evening meal when you're too cold to cook something extravagant. 

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
• 3 cloves garlic
• 5 black peppercorns
• 2 cups basil leaves
• 1/2 cup freshly-grated parmesan cheese

Instructions:

1. In a small skillet, slightly toast the pumpkin seeds over medium heat. Shake every now and then until they become fragrant.
2. Meanwhile, bash the garlic, salt, and peppercorns in a pestle and mortar to make a paste. 
3. Put the pumpkin seeds in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until they are a similar size to breadcrumbs. Add basil and the garlic mix, and drizzle 1/4 cup of olive oil over the ingredients. Pulse again. 
4. Scrape the pesto into a bowl, and stir in the parmesan. Season and add more salt if you wish.
5. Enjoy!