Name: Barbecued mushroom and ricotta stack
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 700 gram pumpkin, peeled, seeded; 2 zucchini, cut diagonally into 1 cm slices; 4 large flat mushrooms; cooking oil spray; 250 gram fresh reduced-fat ricotta; 2 tablespoon finely grated parmesan; 1 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped chives; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 8 toasted turkish bread fingers; 50 gram baby spinach leaves

Ingredients

700 gram pumpkin, peeled, seeded

2 zucchini, cut diagonally into 1 cm slices

4 large flat mushrooms

cooking oil spray

250 gram fresh reduced-fat ricotta

2 tablespoon finely grated parmesan

1 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped chives

2 tomatoes, chopped

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon olive oil

8 toasted turkish bread fingers

50 gram baby spinach leaves

Method

1.Cut pumpkin into 16 x 7mm slices. Preheat a barbecue or char-grill to moderately high. Spray pumpkin, zucchini and mushrooms with oil. Cook vegetables, turning, until golden and tender.

2.Meanwhile, place ricotta, parmesan and chives in a bowl; stir to combine. Place tomato, vinegar and oil in a small bowl; stir to combine. Season.

3.To serve, place 2 slices of pumpkin, slightly overlapping, at the centre of each serving plate. Top with a little of the ricotta mixture, then 3 slices of zucchini. Repeat layering with a little ricotta, mushroom and remaining ricotta. Top with remaining pumpkin slices, then tomato salsa. Serve with bread and spinach.

If fresh ricotta is too crumbly or firm, stir in 1-2 tablespoons milk before using. Queensland blue pumpkin is ideal for barbecuing, as it contains less moisture than other varieties. You’ll need 12 zucchini slices.
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