Bony Pumpkin Carpaccio

Halloween calls for a bloody delicious three-course dinner by candle light. What better than to start the dinner with a bony carpaccio made with Halloweens favorite ingredient, pumpkin. A cooled thin piece of pumpkin served with some spooky and/or other Halloweenish toppings. Enjoy. And don't forget to vote if you like it.

Ingredients

Pumpkin - Both the pumpkin meat and the seeds
Red onion
Feta
Tabasco - Chipotle Sauce
Balsamic vinegar
Olive oil

Prepare the Carpaccio

• Remove the seeds from you pumpkin and don't throw them away. We will use them later when we make our plate taste and look great.
• Cut a rectangular piece from the pumpkin about 4 to 5 cm wide. The longer the piece, the more beautiful the dish can look.
• Cut the rectangular piece into very thin slices. I used a cheesecutter since I'm Dutch, but a good knife can do the same. My slices were between 2 and 3 mm thick.
• Place the pumpkin in an oven tray on some baking paper and cover them in olive oil and the chipotle sauce. Add the chipotle sauce to your own liking.
• Put the pumpkin in the oven for about 15 min. in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees Celcius.
• When the pumpkin is ready let it cool down. I placed mine in the fridge since I prepared these in the morning. The carpaccio is served cold.

Finish the Dish

Roast some pumpkin seeds in a frying pan until they are finished. Don't go crazy on the spices, the dish will have enough taste due to the balsamic vinegar, red onion and chipotle sauce. I only used salt which goes great with the feta.
Cut your feta cheese into bone looking things. Also make some feta crumble to go on the plate.
Cut the red onions in very small pieces. I made one mistake with my dish. The red onion was too sharp(at least that's how we call it in Dutch) of taste. So I suggest to saute the onions a little to soften it's taste.
Place the pumpkin carpaccio on a plate and add the feta bones and crumbles together with some pumpkin seeds and red onion on top.
A little balsamic vinegar goes a long way and really makes this dish. Again add chipotle sauce to your liking and finish with a little bit of olive oil.