Oven Roasted Pumpkin Salad With Citrus Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 small pumpkin, peeled and cut into chunks (i use butternut)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 red peppers, seeded and cut into chunks (optional)
• 1 bunch arugula leaf
• 1 cucumber, sliced into long ribbons
• 1/4 cup cashew nuts, oven roasted
• salt and pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 8 limes, juice of
• 2 oranges, juice and zest of
• 1 -2 red chile, seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 220 degrees c.
• 2 combine pumpkin, oil, salt and pepper and place on baking tray.
• 3 roast for 25-30 minutes until tender.
• 4 remove from oven, place in bowl and allow to cool slightly.
• 5 stir-fry the red pepper until cooked and add to the pumpkin in the bowl.
• 6 combine all the dressing ingredients, except the herbs.
• 7 add the dressing, herbs and rocket to the pumpkin and toss well.
• 8 place in the serving bowl or on individual dishes.
• 9 garnish with the cucumber ribbons and cashew nuts.
• 10 serve warm or cold.