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Vibrant bowl of roasted pumpkin salad featuring chicken, sliced cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, and roasted pumpkin, all served on a bed of fresh spinach.

Chicken Pumpkin Salad


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  • Author: Ella @myconvenientkitchen
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Description

This super easy Pumpkin salad with chicken is a delicious hassle-free recipe perfect for lunch or light meal.


Ingredients

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For the Roasted Pumpkin:

  1. 600g Butternut Pumpkin, cut into 1.5 cm pieces
  2. 1 tbs Olive oil
  3. Salt and pepper, to taste

For the Chicken:

  1. 600g Chicken breast, cut in thin strips
  2. Olive oil for frying

 Balsamic Dressing:

  1. 80 ml Balsamic vinegar
  2. 40 ml Honey
  3. 100 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  4. Salt and pepper, to taste

For the Salad:

  1. 1 can Chickpeas, drained
  2. 1 punnet Cherry tomatoes, halved
  3. 140g Baby spinach leaves
  4. 200g Snow peas, trim and remove strings

 Optional variations:

  1. 100g Feta cheese, crumbled.
  2. 40g Pine nuts


Instructions

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees.

Roast the pumpkin:

  • Toss the pumpkin with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place the pumpkin in a single layer on the tray.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden and tender. Avoid overcooking the pumpkin, it should be just tender, not mushy.

Chicken

  • Meanwhile, heat some oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Season the chicken and cook for 4-6 minutes or until cooked through, depending on how thin it was sliced.

For the Dressing:

  • In a screw-top jar, combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and honey. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Shake the jar until well combined. Taste and adjust seasoning. The dressing will initially have a tangy strong flavour, but will mellow out once combined with all the ingredients.

Assemble the Salad:

  • Combine chickpeas, tomatoes, spinach, pumpkin, snow peas, and chicken in a serving platter.
  • Add as much dressing as you like and toss well.
  • Serve with remaining dressing and add toppings below if you like.

Optional toppings:

  • Add half the feta just before tossing the salad in the assembly step.
  • Then top the salad with the remaining feta just before serving.
  • Toast the pine nuts lightly in a dry frying pan, just until golden brown. Take care not to burn, and remove as soon as they start to brown. Top the salad just before serving.
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Roasting
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