Pumpkin Avocado Feta Salad
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4 as a side
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Calories
393 kcal
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Cuisine
Australian
Pumpkin Avocado Feta Salad
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A lovely combination of sweet, creamy & salty - topped with pine nuts for crunch
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Ingredients
Salad
- 600 g butternut pumpkin - cut into 2 cm or ¾" cubes (see notes)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 1 large ripe avocado - cubed
- 80 g danish feta - crumbled
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- 60 g baby rocket/arugula roughly torn if needed
- 60 g baby spinach leaves
Dressing
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 c / 390 f (fan forced)
- Toss pumpkin in olive oil with salt & pepper, then spread pumpkin in a single layer on baking tray & bake for 15 mins, then flip pumpkin over & bake for a further 15 mins or until brown around the edges & cooked through (see notes)
- While pumpkin is baking, in a medium serving bowl add rocket/arugula, baby spinach & avocado, and mix gently to combine slightly
- In a small fry pan without oil, toast pine nuts until golden (watch them as they can burn quickly!) then remove to a bowl straight away or they will continue to colour
- Combine dressing ingredients in a small jar and shake well, then adjust to taste
- Add pumpkin, feta and half the pine nuts to greens in serving bowl along with about half of the dressing and mix gently again to combine (I use my hands)
- Sprinkle remaining pine nuts over the top, drizzle with remaining dressing & serve
Notes
- This salad is quite heavily weighted towards "other ingredients" rather than lettuce - you could always increase the amount of rocket/arugula & baby spinach if you like. You could also vary the ratio of rocket to spinach if you like - or even substitute one for the other if you have a preference.
- When you are baking the pumpkin, you don't want it mushy - just cooked in the centre with some nicely browned edges/sides. You will have better luck getting the pumpkin off the baking tray without tearing if you do it as soon as it comes out of the oven. You want good contact with the tray though so that you get nice browning - this is also why I only included 1 tablespoon of olive oil for coating the pumpkin - too much oil means they get soggy.
- It's also important that you spread the pumpkin out evenly spaced on the baking tray, so the heat of the oven gets to all of the sides as best it can.
- Finally, my tip for peeling & cutting your pumpkin. The amount of pumpkin I have specified is about half a butternut pumpkin - I buy it already cut in half lengthways. To cut it up I lay it flat side down on the cutting board, then using a very sharp large knife I cut it into 2 cm or ¾" wide, half-moon shaped slices. Then I scrape out the seeds from the slices that have them, and use a vegetable peeler to remove the skin. I then chop each half moon (or rib for the ones where the seeds have been removed) into equal size 2 cm or ¾" cubes.
- Sounds complicated I know - but it isn't really (just sounds it), and I have found it's the best way to chop it easily without waste!
- *Please note that the amount of calories per serve is provided as a guide only, as ingredients and cooking methods can vary greatly*
Nutrition Information
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Serving
0g
Calories
393kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
0g
(0%)
Protein
0g
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Fat
0g
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Saturated Fat
0g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0g
Monounsaturated Fat
0g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
0mg
(0%)
Potassium
0mg
(0%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
0g
(0%)
Vitamin A
0IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0mg
(0%)
Calcium
0mg
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Iron
0mg
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Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4as a side
Amount Per Serving
Calories 393 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 393kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 0g | 0% |
| Protein | 0g | 0% |
| Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 0mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 0mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 0mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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