July 1, 2008
Serves: 9
Prep and baking time: 90 minutes
Ingredients:
9 (6 pounds) whole mini baking pumpkins
3 Tablespoons canola oil
1 Teaspoon sea salt
Smashed Potatoes
2 lbs fresh red potatoes with skin
1 lb sweet potatoes baked in skin
¼ cup fresh green onions, bulbs and tops — chopped
¼ cup unsalted butter
Directions:
Remove tops from pumpkins and save. Remove seeds and threads. Cut bottoms level for stable baking. "Paint" the pumpkins with canola oil inside and out. Bake in a 350° F oven for approximately one hour or until lightly brown and tender.
Cut potatoes with skins on into even cubes. Steam until tender. Mash gently using a wire masher. Add butter and a bit of milk if needed. Add chopped green onion.
Fill baked pumpkins with mashed potatoes. Brush potatoes and pumpkins with melted butter. Return to oven until golden brown or about 10 minutes. Serve covered with pumpkin tops as "hats."
Calories: 280; Total Fat: 8g; Protein: 6g; Saturated Fat: 2g; Total Carbs: 52g; Dietary Fiber: 5g; Sugars: 26g; Cholesterol: 5mg; Sodium: 270mg
Excerpted from 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life by David Grotto, RD, LDN. Copyright © 2007 by David Grotto. Excerpted by permission of Bantam, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
