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Middle-Eastern Chargrilled Pumpkin Salad

Middle-Eastern Chargrilled Pumpkin Salad

Middle-Eastern Chargrilled Pumpkin Salad - a delicious middle-eastern inspired warm salad.
Course Salad
Cuisine Middle-Eastern
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Author Recipe adapted from Fresh magazine – Issue 127, December 2016

Ingredients

Roasted Tomatoes

  • 500 gms – 1 lb. Roma tomatoes quartered
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp sumac
  • Salt to taste

Chargrilled Pumpkin

  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 2 tsp cumin powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1.2 kg – 2 ½ lbs. Kent pumpkin cut in 16 wedges
  • Salt to taste

Dressing

  • 1 cup Greek style yogurt
  • ½ cup coriander leaves chopped
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Roasted garlic from above
  • Salt to taste

Salad

  • Roasted Tomatoes
  • Chrgrilled Pumpkin
  • 3 cups Baby Spinach washed
  • 2 tbsp pepitas

Instructions

  1. Put the quartered tomatoes and garlic cloves on a try covered with baking paper (or in an oven-proof dish).
  2. Sprinkle with sumac, drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil and season with salt to taste.
  3. Mix and bake, in a pre-heated oven, at 180°C – 355°F for 20-25 minutes or until starting to colour.
  4. In the meantime, combine the ground cumin, coriander, cinnamon, 1 tsp of salt, and 2 crushed garlic cloves in a bowl.
  5. Use the mixture to coat the pumpkin wedges and place them on a try covered with baking paper.
  6. Drizzle with 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil and chargrill the pumpkin, in a pre-heated oven, at 180°C – 355°F for 5-6 minutes on each side or until charred and tender. Let it cool down.
  7. In a smaller bowl, combine together the yogurt, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, chopped coriander. Season with salt to taste and mix.
  8. Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves in the yogurt dressing and mix well.
  9. Combine the pumpkin, tomatoes, and baby spinach on a serving plate.
  10. Top with the yogurt dressing and pepitas.
  11. Serve immediately.