Pumpkin hummus served in a pepper jack-o'-lantern

For this pepper jack-o'-lantern you can make your own hummus, using the ingredients below, or buy ready made hummus. Perfect for Halloween.

Ingredients

For making your own hummus:

• 1 small pumpkin
• Olive oil (for roasting)
• 2 garlic cloves
• ½ lemon (juiced)
• 2 tablespoons of tahini paste
• 400g can of chickpeas (drained)

For the jack-o'-lantern:

• 1 red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• Vegetables to use as sticks ('hair'): carrot, cucumber, celery, or pepper, cut into sticks

Method

If making your own hummus:

1. Cut the top off the pumpkin, about two-thirds of the way up. Remove the pumpkin seeds, then scoop the flesh out of the bottom and the lid.
2. Heat the oven to 200C / 180C fan / gas mark 6. Cut the pumpkin flesh into pieces and put in a roasting tin with the garlic, leave to cool.
3. Place the roasted pumpkin flesh, lemon juice, tahini paste and chickpeas in a blender or use a stick blender
4. Season with salt and blend to a paste – add a little more oil if it’s too thick. 

Jack-o'-lantern:

1. Cut the top off the peppers, giving the lid about 2cm in height.
2. Core the pepper with a sharp knife and scoop the out seeds using a spoon.
3. Use the knife to cut out a Halloween style face into the pepper.

Fill the pepper with the hummus, and place the vegetable sticks in the top to look like hair.