Description
A delicious, healthy, Banting-friendly salad with complimentary dressing.
Ingredients
For the salad dressing:
- Juice of 2 lemons (50ml)
- 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 150ml extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
For the salad:
600g pumpkin cubes
olive oil for roasting
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground nutmeg
salt and pepper
200g chevin, broken into small chunks
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
100g rocket, washed
Instructions
For the dressing:
- Combine the lemon juice and mustard in a mixing bowl. While whisking continuously, pour in the olive oil until a dressing is formed. Season to taste.
For the salad:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Toss the pumpkin in oil, cumin, coriander, nutmeg, salt and pepper and place on a tray in the oven until roasted and nicely coloured on the edges (about 45 minutes). Set aside to cool.
- Lay the rocket on a platter and top with the pumpkin. Layer chunks of chevin, sunflower seeds and, finally, a liberal splash of dressing.