Avocado Smash on Pumpkin Loaf - Chef Recipe by Kyle Noll

Ingredients

1 loaf of pumpkin bread
200g chickpeas
120g Meredith's goat feta cheese
4 avocados
2 large amber beetroots
2 large red beetroots
8 Tbs pumpkin hummus
500mL pickling liquid
1 red onion
100mL lemon juice
50mL olive oil
Sea salt to taste
Micro red garnet to garnish

Pumpkin Hummus:

1 whole pumpkin
2 cloves confit garlic
2 lemons, juiced
3 Tbs tahini
600g cooked chickpeas

Pickling Liquid:

2.5L white wine vinegar
1.25L water
1.5kg sugar
3 star anise
6 bay leaves
2 Tbs peppercorns
2 Tbs mustard seeds
1 Tbs cloves

Method

Pumpkin Hummus:

Roast pumpkin overnight in oven at 90 C until dark and caramelised.

Scoop out the middle and hang in strainers to let excess moisture drain out.

Blend all ingredients together until smooth and season to taste.

Pickling Liquid:

Place all ingredients in a pot and bring to the boil until everything dissolve, leave to cool.

Cook amber and red beetroots in liquid until tender.

While still hot, peel and let cool.

Cut the red onion into desired shapes and pour cold pickling liquid over them. Let onions soak for at least four hours prior to use.

Peel and scoop out avocados. Smash avocado with a whisk, add lemon juice, salt and squirt of olive oil and mix together.

Spread a nice, thick layer of pumpkin hummus on the pumpkin loaf. Do the same with the smashed avocado and place three pieces of both amber and red beetroot on top. To finish, add pickled onion and Meredith’s goat feta cheese.

Garnish with chickpeas, black sesame, salt and micro red garnet.

Recipe provided by The Hatter & The Hare