Ferry Project is working in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council's Waste Reduction Team by producing a series of seasonal recipes and videos for each month of the year, using some ingredients that may otherwise be wasted or thrown away, in versatile and creative ways - with very tasty results.

 

Food Waste Fact: “Each Halloween, around 22 million pumpkins are thrown away in the UK alone – a staggering figure equivalent to £32 million of food waste. As well as this, 18,000 tons of pumpkin waste is produced, with only one in nine people cooking their pumpkins”.  Source: Geographical Magazine UK

 

In October, we use so many pumpkins to celebrate Halloween. Have you ever actually tried eating one? Here is a different way of using up pumpkin - in a burger! (Great for vegetarians too!)

Watch Pumpkin Burger Recipe Video

 

Pumpkin Burgers

 

400g pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and diced

2 cloves garlic, peeled, whole

1 carrot, diced

1 red pepper cut in half

1 tbsp vegetable oil

½ tin cannellini beans

Fresh herbs

Red onion, grated

50g breadcrumbs

Pinch chilli flakes

1 tsp paprika

Salt and pepper

2 tbsp Oil for frying

 

Brioche buns for serving

 

Method

Heat the oven to 190C/ Gas Mark 5.

Place the pumpkin, garlic, carrot and red pepper on the baking sheet. Drizzle with oil. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes until soft. Or place in an airfryer for 10 minutes until soft.

Peel off the pepper skin. Place all the vegetables into a bowl.

Add the cannellini beans, herbs, red onion, breadcrumbs, spices and seasoning.

Mash until softened and mixed but with some chunks left for texture.

 

Heat a frying pan. Form the mixture into 6 burgers. Fry on each side for 3 to 4 minutes to brown and warm through. Serve in the brioche buns.

 

You can freeze the cannellini beans left for next time.