Puff pastry with pumpkin, gorgonzola, and bacon, a tasty appetizer made with 3 of my favorite ingredients.

Simple and quick to make, delicious, perfect for all occasions. An alternative to the classic appetizer with fish or cold cuts, light and almost dietetic. A fantastic combination of flavors, pumpkin, gorgonzola, and bacon, that will pleasantly surprise you.

Here’s how to give a personal touch to your creations, instead of bacon you can use cooked ham, and instead of gorgonzola, taleggio. I wouldn’t change the pumpkin, it’s the plus ingredient of the pastry.

Pumpkin is a versatile ingredient, perfect for both sweet and savory dishes. For this recipe, use a small pumpkin, it will be easier to cut and will have the right dimensions to fill the puff pastry rectangles

Here are more delicious recipes with pumpkin:

Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Economic
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 6 People
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Fall, Winter

450.21 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 450.21 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 21.24 (g) of which sugars 2.62 (g)
Proteins 17.35 (g)
Fat 31.78 (g) of which saturated 10.12 (g)of which unsaturated 20.46 (g)
Fibers 5.25 (g)
Sodium 852.23 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 134 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients for puff pastry with pumpkin, gorgonzola, and bacon

5.3 oz smoked bacon (cubed)
4.9 oz gorgonzola
1/2 yellow pumpkin (medium size)
1 egg yolk
8.1 oz puff pastry (rectangular)
to taste thyme
to taste rosemary
to taste salt
to taste butter

Tools

Cutting Board Loco Bird Solid Bamboo Cutting Boards Set of 3-13×9 / 11×9 / 6×9 inches – Wooden Cutting Board – Antibacterial Wooden Cutting Board
Knife hecef 5-Piece Professional Chef's Kitchen Knife Set, Stainless Steel Kitchen Knives with Black Non-Stick Coating, Includes High Quality 7'' Santoku Knife
Parchment Paper Cuki Parchment Paper Sheets 13 x 15 inches – 25 sheets – 1 pack
Basting Brush 8.3 inch Kitchen Brush Silicone Basting Pastry Brush Heat Resistant, Black

Steps for puff pastry with pumpkin, gorgonzola, and bacon

Let’s start by peeling and slicing the pumpkin
Steam the pumpkin with a few sprigs of rosemary for about 30 minutes
On a baking tray lined with parchment paper, place the puff pastry rectangles, which we will brush with a little oil. Then add the pumpkin and bacon chunks, a sprinkle of pepper. Bake at 356°F for about 15 minutes
After the required time, take out the tray and add the gorgonzola pieces, and put back in the oven for another 10 minutes. Serve hot