Pumpkin Seed Milk

Pumpkin seed milk takes one of the kitchen's most underrated seeds and makes it a treat. Central Europe has long known the seed's worth: the region of Styria in Austria has pressed its dark green pumpkin seed oil for centuries. The milk itself is a modern category, led by young brands such as Tori, born from Guatemalan-grown seeds, and New York's Patch Organics. The flavour is deeply nutty and gently toasty, sometimes with the faintest olive-green tinge, and the seeds pull their weight: protein, magnesium, zinc and iron, with no nuts, dairy, soya or gluten in sight. It's lovely in porridge and coffee, works in savoury cooking, and makes an unusually satisfying post-workout smoothie.