e-bilbao:

Vegan Pumpkin Kibbeh Stuffed with Spinach, Chickpeas and Walnuts

Serves 4

• For the kibbeh crust:
• 1 cup steamed and pureed pumpkin
• 1 1/4 cup wholewheat bulgur, cooked
• Spices: 1 tsp each of cumin powder, ground coriander, cinnamon, paprika + 1/2 a tsp of all spice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 2-3 tbsp of warm water, mixed until gelled)

For the stuffing:

• 1 cup frozen (or 2-3 cups of tightly packed fresh) spinach
• 1 can or 1.5 cups of cooked chickpeas
• 1/4 cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1 small tomato, diced
• 1-2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp of sumac
• pinch of nutmeg
• canola oil or cooking spray

1. Start by steaming the pumpkin and pureeing in a food processor or using a strong fork. Other recipes call for draining the pumpkin of it’s moisture overnight but a few minutes of pressing it in a sieve did the trick for me.
2. Cook the bulgur as directed on the package and season – it shouldn’t take too long as bulgur is already parboiled so keep a steady eye on it and make sure it doesn’t go mushy.
3. Combine the pumpkin, bulgur, spices, flax egg and olive oil in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. You should have a mixture that easily spread and not too crumbly. If it’s too “wet” add in a little more bulgur or even some breadcrumbs would do the trick.
4. At this point, you’ll want to pre-heat your oven to 350 F/180 C, unless you plan on baking later.
5. Now on to the stuffing! In a pan sauté the onions and garlic on medium heat in some olive oil or canola oil spray for 5-8 minutes until softened. Add in the chopped tomato followed by the spinach and stir through along with the sumac, nutmeg, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Add the chickpeas (along with a little reserve water or vegetable stock if you feel the mixture getting dry – although this shouldn’t be the case if you’re using frozen spinach) and allow to simmer on low heat.
6. In a separate pan, toast the walnuts for a few minutes, stirring frequently, then add to the rest of the spinach mixture.
7. Now it’s time to assemble. Grease a medium sized pan/casserole dish with some canola oil spray and start to layer the bottom of the dish with the pumpkin crust. You ideally want to split the mixture between the top and bottom layer. Spoon the stuffing on top as evenly as possible and cover with the remaining crust mixture, smoothing out with a spatula as needed.
8. Sprinkle some freshly ground black pepper on top and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden.

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• 1/2 an onion, chopped
• 1t cumin
• 1/4t cayenne
• 1t chili powder
• 1 15oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2C veggie broth
• 1/3C salsa
• 1t lime juice
• 1C corn
• avocado

1) Saute onion with a little veggie broth until translucent, then add spices and stir to coat.
2) Add the rest of the veggie broth, beans and salsa. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
3) Remove from heat, blend half the mixture and return to the pot.
4) Stir in lime juice and corn.
5) Serve with avocado on top, and enjoy!

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