PUMPKIN AND PEANUT PATE - Real Recipes from Mums

A cheap and incredibly easy dip, suitable for parties and bbq's, or as an accompaniment to veggie pieces for lunch or snacking. Freezes and defrosts very well, so handy to make a batch and freeze, then defrost if you're going somewhere and want to take a dip.

Ingredients (makes 5 x 200 gm dip containers)

1 kg Butternut Pumpkin
3 teaspoons Vegetable Stock Powder
3 cups Water
1/2 teaspoon Chilli Powder
2 tablespoons Crunchy Peanut Butter
2 cloves Garlic (crushed)
2 tablespoons Roasted Peanuts (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil

Method

Cut pumpkin into small chunks, removing rind and seeds. Mix stock powder in 3 cups of water in a large saucepan, and add pumpkin chunks. Boil gently until well cooked, then drain & cool pumpkin slightly.
Place pumpkin in a blender with remaining ingredients & mix well. You may prefer to blend the ingredients in a large bowl with a "stab blender". Do whatever works better for you.
Place "pate" in containers & refrigerate. Sprinkle with chopped chives, spring onions or parsley. Serve with toasted pita bread or chopped celery & carrots.

Notes

***Can be made with less peanut butter/peanuts/oil, for a healthier dip. Other herbs and spices can be added, according to your personal preference, along with the amount of garlic and chilli that you add. Freezes well.

60 Comments

- - cassy26 said
  - 29 Jul 2022
    11:52 am
Oh this looks nice. Definitely something new to try.

- - taynik46 said
  - 15 Jan 2018
    8:00 am
what an interesting dip – I would never have thought to put pumpkin and peanuts together – I love how versatile this is in the sense that it freezes and defrosts well – great to have on hand in the freezer – thanks for sharing

- - mom101628 said
  - 06 Jan 2018
    3:26 pm
What a clever way to make a dip – thanks for sharing.

- - Ellen said
  - 06 Jan 2018
    8:17 am
I make something like this as a soup without draining the pumpkin !

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 22 Jan 2017
    9:14 pm
darn I cannot make this as my son is allergic to nuts, but it looks amazing!

- - mom93821 said
  - 08 Jun 2016
    5:21 am
Thanks for a delicious looking and tasty sounding pumpkin and peanut pate – yummy!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    6:01 am
Oh yum! What a great dip recipe – I think I would modify this a bit to make it a pasta sauce for my kids too.
- mom93821 replied
  
  09 Jun 2016 , 6:49 am
  Sounds interesting and good on you for being creative.
- - mom62624 said
  - 18 Jan 2016
    10:37 am
Thanks for sharing; a great recipe!.

- - dannsbuild said
  - 23 Sep 2015
    11:55 pm
A great really looking recipe! Thank you for sharing this!

- - Kell said
  - 21 Jun 2015
    1:35 pm
I love the idea of this … very creative flavours

- - mom62624 said
  - 29 Mar 2015
    9:15 am
An interesting recipe; it looks delicious and I can’t wait to create it at home!.

- - caramello said
  - 27 Oct 2014
    10:38 pm
thanks for sharing

- - mom94125 said
  - 18 Oct 2014
    7:39 pm
yum this looks delicious
thanks
- mom94125 replied
  
  30 Aug 2015 , 11:47 am
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- - mom57522 said
  - 16 Oct 2014
    9:21 pm
Love that this can be made and frozen.

- - shortaez said
  - 30 Sep 2014
    12:56 pm
Sounds yummy thank you for sharing

- - mom56842 said
  - 20 Sep 2014
    6:49 pm
Looks interesting for a Pate, love pate on a french stick.

- - maureen3 said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    7:06 pm
Simple , easy and tasty worth a try

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 24 Aug 2014
    8:02 pm
this sounds lovely, and so simple

- - ginoula5 said
  - 07 Aug 2014
    1:54 pm
oh looks so good and would be bursting with flavour, thanks for sharing

- - bambi28 said
  - 01 Jun 2014
    11:40 pm
yum i love pumpkin yummy