Herbed Pumpkin Seed Mole

Name: Herbed Pumpkin Seed Mole
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters chicken broth; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 237 milliliters packed cup coarsely chopped, fresh cilantro; 237 milliliters coarsely chopped fresh parsley; 5 garlic cloves, halved; 2 jalapeño peppers, sliced; 1 Tbsp vegetable or olive oil; 1 onion, cut into wedges; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 237 milliliters peeled pumpkin seeds; 1 teaspoon salt; 5 tomatillos, husked and halved

Herbed Pumpkin Seed Mole might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe has 223 calories, 9g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 3. Not Head to the store and pick up jalapeño peppers, pumpkin seeds, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large skillet with high sides or in a large saucepan, toast the pumpkin seeds, cumin seeds, and oregano over high heat. Toss to make sure they don't burn, but toast until fragrant, about 3 to 4 minutes.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Cumin Seeds

Oregano

Toast

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and transfer to a blender or spice grinder and process until ground. Set aside.

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Blender

In the same skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the onion, tomatillos, garlic, and jalapeños and cook until slightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes, tossing a couple of times, but not stirring too much. Carefully place the vegetables in a blender or food processor. Then add the broth, cilantro, parsley, epazote (if using), and salt and process until puréed.

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Tomatillos

Vegetable

Cilantro

Epazote

Parsley

Garlic

Broth

Onion

Salt

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Blender

Pour back into the skillet and add the ground pumpkin seed mixture.

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Pumpkin Seeds

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Let simmer until flavors are well combined, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Serve immediately. Any leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container for a couple of days.

If you don't have a spice grinder, a clean coffee grinder works great and a blender works fine, too. If you can't find epazote, you can substitute the green tops of radishes or just leave them out altogether.

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Radish

Epazote

Coffee

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Blender

From Quick & Easy Mexican Cooking: More Than 80 Everyday Recipes by Cecila Hae-Jin Lee. Text copyright © 2011 by Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee; plated food photographs copyright © 2011 by Leigh Beisch. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.