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:
- 600g Butternut Pumpkin, cut into 1.5 cm pieces
- 1 tbs Olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the Chicken:
- 600g Chicken breast, cut in thin strips
- Olive oil for frying
Balsamic Dressing:
- 80 ml Balsamic vinegar
- 40 ml Honey
- 100 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the Salad:
- 1 can Chickpeas, drained
- 1 punnet Cherry tomatoes, halved
- 140g Baby spinach leaves
- 200g Snow peas, trim and remove strings
Optional variations:
- 100g Feta cheese, crumbled.
- 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