Menu

Rocket pumpkin quinoa salad

Prep 15 min - Cook 30 min / Serves 4-6 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark / Featured / Print /
  • Details
  • Leave a Comment
  • Related Items

In a simple salad you get the high protein, gluten free punch of quinoa. Low GI of sesame seeds and quinoa as well as packed with vitamins through the rocket leaves to name a few. This salad can be enjoyed as a side dish or a light meal. We prefer to eat the salad with warm pumpkin, however it can be served cold. 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups butternut pumpkin – peeled, deseeded, rinsed, sliced into small cubes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil – for roasting pumpkin
  • 3/4 cup cooked quinoa – Simple basic & quinoa recipe
  • 6 cups rocket – washed, drained
  • 1/2 cup walnuts – roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of honey or maple syrup

Check All / Uncheck All

Directions

  1. Preheat a fan forced oven to 180C / 356F.
  2. Prepare the pumpkin and add to an oven proof dish with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and mix well.  Place in oven for 30 minutes or until fork easily passes through the pumpkin.  Remove from oven, add sesame seeds and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
  3. Prepare the quinoa following the Simple & basic quinoa recipe.  Allow to cool and set aside.
  4. Prepare the rest of the vegetables while pumpkin and quinoa are cooking.
  5. In a large serving bowl add the rocket, cooled quinoa, walnuts mixing well.  Finally add a layer of the pumpkin and sesame seeds on top.
  6. In a measuring cup add olive oil, balsamic vinegar and honey or maple syrup and mix to combine.  Drizzle on top of salad and mix lightly.
  7. Serve to table the large bowl or on individual plates.  

Check All / Uncheck All

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Strawberries on sponge fingers

The sponge fingers are store bought allowing quick and easy preparation of this dessert. We don’t add any sugar as we find the natural sweetness of the strawberries and the biscuits are sufficient…

Garden vegetable stew

This meal is a bit of a set and forget dish which frees you up while it is cooking. With an assortment of garden vegetables bathed in red wine and tomato puree it makes a rich and tasty dish which is soaked up…

Vegetable skewer combo

Use these vegetable skewer combos as a main or as a side. Most of your time will be spent in the preparation of threading the vegetables. So try to get some help to cut down this time…

Rosemary & garlic crisps

We like these crisps to add to a variety of dishes in a meal. The crisps can be used for dips as well. Easy to prepare and quick to assemble the crisps combine wraps…

Baked ocean trout & lemon butter

Depending on what is available locally, how it is fished or farmed can have a significant effect on the taste. We have used a certified organic sustainable aquaculture ocean trout and the results are delicious. Baked with lemon…