Roasted Pumpkin and Goats Cheese Tartine
Celebrate Spring’s vibrant produce with this colourful and satisfying vegetarian tartine – an ideal meat-free option that doesn’t compromise on flavour. Roasted pumpkin and tangy goat’s cheese are layered on toasted La Famiglia Garlic Bread, offering more depth of flavour. Finished with a generous dollop of Oli & Vine mayonnaise and fresh herbs, this dish is perfect for brunch menus or lighter mains.
Ingredients
Serves:
- 2.5 each La Famiglia Garlic Bread (La Famiglia Food Service Bread Garlic Slices 168P 7.224 kg)
- 250 g Pumpkin
- 50 mL Crisco Canola Oil (Crisco Blended Vegetable Oil 6 x 2L)
- 5 g Salt
- 7.5 g Black pepper (ground)
- 125 g Meadow Lea Original Spread
- 7.5 g Sage leaves
- 5 g Lemon peel
- 25 mL White vinegar (Cornwell’s White Vinegar 750ml)
- 125 g Goat’s cheese
- 12.5 mL Honey
- 25 mL Milk (full cream)
- 2.5 g Salt
- 2.5 g Black pepper (ground)
- 25 mL Cornwell’s White Vinegar (Cornwell’s Apple Cider Vinegar 6 x 2L)
- 125 g Oli & Vine Aioli
- 7.5 g Fresh herbs (chopped)
- 2.5 g Salt
- 2.5 g Black pepper (ground)
- 5 mL Lemon juice
- 25 g Fresh pomegranate seeds
- 25 mL Pomegranate molasses
- 12.5 g Fresh herbs
- 25 mL Herb oil
- 12.5 g Soft herb leaves, parsley, mint, chervil, basil
- 250 mL Simply Vegetable Oil (Simply Vegetable Oil 20 Litre)
Method
La Famiglia Garlic Bread Base
- Pre heat oven to 180°C, place La Famiglia garlic bread on a lined tray and bake until golden brown.
Roast Pumpkin
- Cut 100gm pumpkin into uniform squares, coat with Crisco Canola Oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Place on a lined tray and roast in the oven for 20 mins until golden brown.
- Place Meadow Lea Original Spread in a saucepan over medium heat and cook until it turns a rich golden-brown colour.
- Turn heat on low, add sage leaves, lemon peel and season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon sage spread over the cooked pumpkin, add a splash of Cornwell’s White Vinegar and serve on top of La Famiglia Garlic Bread.
Whipped Goat’s Cheese
- Add the goat’s cheese to a blender and process until smooth. Gradually add 5g of honey, then season with salt and pepper. If the mixture is too thick, incorporate milk to loosen the mixture.
O&V Aioli
- Mix Oli & Vine Aioli with freshly chopped herbs and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
Assemble:
- La Famiglia Garlic Bread
- Whipped Goat’s cheese
- Fresh pomegranate
- Pomegranate molasses
- Fresh herbs
- Herb oil