Mediterranean Diet
Butternut Squash Pear & Herb Salad
SERVES
servings35 minutes
total timeIngredients
1 butternut squash
Olive oil
Sea salt
1 tsp of ground cumin
1 tsp of ground coriander
1 tsp of cinnamon
2 ripe but firm pears
1 large bunch of parsley
1 small bunch of dill
130g of pumpkin seeds
Juice of ½-1 lemon
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200ºC Fan.
Step 2
Chop the butternut squash into roughly 2cm cubes & toss on a tray with a good glug of olive oil, a generous pinch of salt, & the cumin, coriander & cinnamon. Roast for 30-40 minutes until golden. Allow to cool.
Step 3
As the squash cooks, toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan over a medium heat until they begin to pop & turn golden. Allow to cool.
Step 4
Peel & chop the pears into roughly 2cm pieces. Roughly chop the parsley & dill.
Step 5
Add the squash, pear, chopped herbs, toasted seeds with the lemon juice (start with the juice from just ½ first), a pinch of salt, & a good glug of olive oil. Taste for seasoning, adjusting as you wish, & transfer to a serving dish.
SERVES
servings35 minutes
total time