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🥗 Crispy Pumpkin-Feta Puff Pastry with Fresh Romaine Salad
532 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- butter 1 tbsp
- pumpkin seeds 50 g
- salt pinch
- sugar 1 tsp
- feta 200 g
- milk 6 tbsp
- pepper, black ground pinch
- thyme, fresh 5 g
- spring onions 1 bunch
- hokkaido pumpkin 600 g
- puff pastry 2 pcs
- olive oil 3 tbsp
- mini romaine 2 pcs
- sweet mustard 1 tbsp
- balsamic vinegar, light 2 tbsp
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 240 degrees Celsius using the top and bottom heat setting.
- 2. Melt one tablespoon of butter in a frying pan over medium heat.
- 3. Add the pumpkin seeds, a pinch of salt, and one teaspoon of sugar to the pan.
- 4. Roast the mixture for about two minutes until fragrant.
- 5. Remove the pan from the heat and let the seeds drain on kitchen paper.
- 6. Place 125 grams of feta cheese into a bowl.
- 7. Add a little milk and stir until you have a smooth paste.
- 8. Season the feta cream generously with salt and pepper.
- 9. Cut the remaining feta into strips about half to one centimeter thick.
- 10. Wash the thyme sprigs and shake them dry.
- 11. Wash the spring onions and shake them dry.
- 12. Separate the spring onions into the white and green parts.
- 13. Halve the white parts lengthwise.
- 14. Slice the green parts into rings about half a centimeter thick.
- 15. Wash the pumpkin and cut it in half.
- 16. Remove the stem and scrape out the seeds with a spoon.
- 17. Cut the pumpkin, including the skin, into cubes about one centimeter in size.
- 18. Unroll the puff pastry along with the baking paper onto a baking tray.
- 19. Fold the edges of the pastry inward by about one centimeter to form a border.
- 20. Brush the folded edges with one tablespoon of olive oil.
- 21. Prick the center of the pastry several times with a fork.
- 22. Spread the feta cream evenly over the surface inside the border.
- 23. Distribute the halved white spring onions evenly over the pastry.
- 24. Place the pumpkin cubes on top.
- 25. Distribute the feta strips over the pumpkin.
- 26. Sprinkle half of the roasted pumpkin seeds over the top.
- 27. Distribute the thyme leaves evenly.
- 28. Reduce the oven temperature to 200 degrees Celsius.
- 29. Place the tray on the bottom and middle racks.
- 30. Bake the tartlet for about 25 minutes until golden brown.
- 31. Swap the trays in the oven after about 10 minutes.
- 32. Cut the romaine lettuce crosswise into strips one to two centimeters wide.
- 33. Wash the lettuce and spin it dry.
- 34. Add sweet mustard, two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, and two tablespoons of olive oil into a bowl.
- 35. Season the dressing with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- 36. Remove the finished puff pastries from the oven.
- 37. Let them cool for a short moment.
- 38. Add the romaine lettuce, the green spring onion rings, and the remaining pumpkin seeds into a bowl.
- 39. Pour the dressing over them and mix everything well.
- 40. Distribute the salad onto the plates.
- 41. Cut the cooled pumpkin-feta puff pastries into pieces.
- 42. Arrange the pastry pieces on top of the salad.
- 43. Serve the dish immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 532
- Protein: 13 g · Fett/Fat: 36 g · Carbs: 37 g