Spicy Lemon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
You’ve carved out your pumpkin for Halloween, and you’re left with a mess of its insides. Or, maybe you tried growing them in your garden, and now you have a bumper crop of pumpkins. What do you do with it all? Here’s a great idea for a nutritious, healthy, and very flavorful snack. The pumpkins are infused with lemon, roasted, and then spiced for a treat worthy of guests.
Ingredients
- 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lemon juiced & zested
- 1 teaspoon black pepper coarsely ground
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Day Before:
- Once you’ve gotten everything out of the pumpkin, rinse it and separate out the seeds.
- Dissolve the salt into the water.
- Add the pumpkin seeds and allow them to soak overnight.
To Make:
- Preheat oven to 300ºF
- When you’re ready, strain the pumpkin seeds in a colander, and then use a clean dish towel to dry them.
- Place the seeds in a bowl, and add the olive oil, lemon zest, and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Toss the seeds to coat them thoroughly.
- Place them on a baking sheet in a single layer and roast for 10 minutes. This will dry them out thoroughly.
- Remove from the oven and return to the bowl. Now add the black pepper, paprika, and salt. Toss to coat.
- Return the pumpkin seeds to the oven for another 10 minutes or so, stirring them around every 1-2 minutes to brown them evenly.
- When they are beginning to brown, they are done.
- Remove from the oven to a serving dish.
- They can be served warm, or, once they have cooled thoroughly, be stored in an airtight container to snack on whenever you like.
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