Family friendly Halloween recipes from Mash Direct, award winning vegetable side dish brand. The recipes can all be easily recreated for the kids or with the kids for a fun, spooky activity.
MASH DIRECT CARROT, PARSNIP & PUMPKIN SOUP RECIPE
The Mash Direct (www.mashdirect.com) range of delicious and award-winning ‘field to fork’ vegetable accompaniments are perfect for creating great tasting, nutritious and innovative spooky serves for all the family to enjoy this Halloween.
The Mash Direct Carrot Parsnip & Pumpkin Soup recipe will warm up a chilly Halloween night. Using the delicious Mash Direct _Carrot & Parsnip Mash_, the whole family will enjoy this creepy-crawly creation!
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
1 pack of _Mash Direct_ _Carrot & Parsnip Mash_
1 medium onion (diced)
2 sticks of celery (chopped)
2 tsp fresh ginger (finely chopped)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
2 cans vegetable or chicken broth
1 pumpkin (peeled, deseeded, diced)
1 cup of water (more if needed)
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp ground cumin
Salt & pepper to taste
Heavy/whipping cream or fat free sour cream
Method:
* Sauté the onion and celery in a large pot on a medium heat for five-seven minutes.
* Add the ginger and garlic to the pot, stir, and cook for two minutes until fragrant. Add the Mash Direct Carrot & Parsnip Mash, vegetable broth, pumpkin, water, dried thyme, cumin, and salt & pepper to taste.
* With the lid slightly ajar, simmer the soup on medium-low heat for about 30 minutes or until the vegetables have softened.
* Let the soup cool slightly, then purée in batches using a blender. If the soup is too thick, add water to thin it out a bit.
* Serve with a swirl of fat free sour cream if desired. For the spooky season, the spider web design can be made using a wooden kebab skewer.
MASH DIRECT ROSTI SPIDERS & CROQUETTE MICE
The Mash Direct (www.mashdirect.com) range of delicious and award-winning ‘field to fork’ vegetable accompaniments are perfect for creating great tasting, nutritious and innovative spooky serves for all the family to enjoy this Halloween.
Recreate the Mash Direct (www.mashdirect.com) Potato Croquettes and Potato Rosti editions to make spooky serves that are perfect for any ghoulish get together!
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 pack Mash Direct _Potato Croquettes_
1 pack of Mash Direct _Potato Rosti_
1 courgette
A handful of olives
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 carrot
But you can use whatever vegetables you’d like!
Method for the Croquette Mice:
* Cook the Mash Direct Potato Croquettes according to pack instructions.
* Peel a carrot and chop into sections about 0.5cm thick.
* Using a knife, cut two slits on either side of the croquette. Take two pieces of carrot and insert to become the ears.
* Cut an olive in half and use as the eyes.
* Use thinly sliced or spiralised courgette as the tail.
Method for the Rosti Spider:
* Cook the Mash Direct Potato Rosti according to pack instructions.
* Cut and deseed the red and yellow peppers. Cut eight slices from the red pepper as spider legs.
* Cut an olive in half and use as the eyes, and use yellow pepper slices for fangs.
MASH DIRECT SPOOKTACULAR MASHED POTATO
The Mash Direct (www.mashdirect.com) range of delicious and award-winning ‘field to fork’ vegetable accompaniments are perfect for creating great tasting, nutritious and innovative spooky serves for all the family to enjoy this Halloween.
The Mash Direct signature Mashed Potato creates spooktacular ghosts that are ideal for all the family to enjoy this Halloween.
Serves: 2
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
Mash Direct _Mashed Potato_
Whole black peppers (for the eyes)
Stuffed green olives (for the mouth)
Method:
* Cook the Mash Direct Mashed Potato in the microwave for 3 minutes.
* Pipe or mould the _Mashed Potato_ into ghost shaped peaks.
* Place two black peppers for eyes and a slice of stuffed green olive for the mouth!
MASH DIRECT STUFFED JACK-O LANTERN PEPPERS
The Mash Direct (www.mashdirect.com) range of delicious and award-winning ‘field to fork’ vegetable accompaniments are perfect for creating great tasting, nutritious and innovative spooky serves for all the family to enjoy this Halloween.
The spooky stuffed Jack-o Lantern Peppers are created with Mash Direct’s signature Mashed Potato and are perfect to enjoy after trick or treating.
Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes
Ingredients:
4 large orange bell peppers
1 packet of Mash Direct _Mashed Potato_
Crumbled bacon
3 chives
Grated cheese
Sour cream
Method:
* Heat oven to 180 degrees ⁰c.
* Using a sharp knife, slice the top off each bell pepper horizontally. Set tops aside (do not discard!) and remove all seeds. Rinse the peppers and pat dry.
* Use a small knife, cut holes in the exterior of the peppers to make Jack-O Lantern faces. If the peppers don’t stand up right, use the knife to slice a small amount from the bottom.
* Lightly grease a small sheet pan. Arrange the peppers and lids on the pan and cook in the oven for 20 – 25 minutes, or until the peppers are cooked, but still firm.
* Remove the peppers from the oven and allow to cool while you make the filling.
Method for filling:
* Cook the Mash Direct Mashed Potato according to package instructions.
* Add the bacon, sour cream, cheese and chives. Mix gently to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste. Scoop the potato mixture into the peppers evenly.
* Place a top onto each stuffed pepper and serve with a big jack-o-lantern smile!
