Salads and Sides
Pumpkin and spinach salad
This nutty salad is great with pizza, a barbeque lunch, with a roast or enjoy it as a meal on its own.
INGREADIENT
- 600 g butternut pumpkin cut into wedges deseeded peeled
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbs fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbs honey
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp wholegrain mustard
- 150 g spinach
- 100 g toasted pine nuts
- 100 g Danish fetta crumbled
Direction
- Preheat oven to 220C.
- Place the pumpkin in a large plastic zip lock bag or a bowl. Drizzle with oil and 2 teaspoon honey. Season with salt and pepper. Gently toss until the pumpkin is well coated.
- Place pumpkin in a single layer on a lined tray. Bake, turning once during cooking, for 25 minutes or until gold brown.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with the sesame seeds. Return to the oven and bake for 5 minutes or until the seeds are lightly toasted. Remove from the oven and set aside for 30 minutes to cool.
- Combine the lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, mustard and extra honey in a screw-top jar and shake well until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
- Place the pumpkin, spinach, pine nuts and crumbled feta in a large bowl. Drizzle with the dressing and gently toss until just combined. Serve immediately.
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