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Roasted Pumpkin Salad

This Roasted Pumpkin Salad is the perfect way to celebrate the fall season in a healthy and delicious way. Top with homemade dressing for the ultimate fall salad. This salad recipe will serve 2- 3 as a full meal or 4 - 5 as a side salad.
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Course: Dinner, Easy Weeknight Meal or Lunch, Lunch/Dinner
Keyword: easy recipes, healthy, pumpkin, salad, salad dressing
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Calories: 518kcal
Author: Tracy

Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

Roasted Pumpkin

  • 3 ¼ cups Pumpkin
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Crushed black pepper
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric
  • ½ tsp Honey

Salad

  • 1 cup Lettuce
  • 1 cup Baby spinach
  • 2 tbsp Pomegranate
  • 1/4 cup Feta
  • 1 Sweet Onion
  • 2 tbsp Pumpkin seeds

Salad Dressing

  • 3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Crushed black pepper
  • Some fresh Thyme optional

Instructions

Roasted Pumpkin

  • Preheat oven to 400°
  • Clean and slice the pumpkin into thin wedges.
  • Take the pumpkin wedges into a bowl and add all the remaining ingredients expect the onion.
  • Give it a thorough toss until everything is evenly mixed.
  • Cut the onion into thin wedges and brush these with some olive oil.
  • Place the pumpkin and onion wedges on a non-stick or prepared baking sheet and roast these in a preheated oven at 400 for about 20 minutes.

Salad Dressing

  • Take all the ingredients into a bowl or a glass and whisk it until everything is evenly combined.
  • Set aside until ready to use.

Salad Assembly

  • Roast the pumpkin seeds in a pan with a few drops of olive oil until they turn crunchy, about 10 minutes.
  • Place the lettuce, baby spinach and roasted pumpkin wedges to a large plate or salad dish.
  • Pour the dressing all over the salad as evenly as you can.
  • Top it with the crumbled feta, roasted onion wedges, pomegranate and toasted pumpkin seeds and serve.

Notes

This Roasted Pumpkin Salad recipe will serves 2-3 people as a meal or 4-5 as a side salad.
If you aren't a fan of feta, you can substitute goat cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 518kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 1405mg | Potassium: 1088mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 17713IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 186mg | Iron: 4mg
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