Roasted Pumpkin Salad With Brussels Sprouts And Farro
- The salad
- 500 grams of seeded pumkin
- 250 grams Cleaned Brussels sprouts
- 1 bunch of asparagus (about 250 gr)
- 4 shallots
- 300 grams farro (uncooked)
- 1 avocado
- 3 little gem lettuce heads
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Soft goatcheese (optional)
- ground black pepper and coarse sea salt
- The cilantro vinaigrette
- 30 grams cilantro
- 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup of lemon
- 2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon of good quality organic mayonaise
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt and ground black pepper
- Pre-heat the oven at 160C.
- Cook the farro as directed with a tsp of salt.
- Cut the pumkin in half, and take out the seeds. Set aside to use them later (optional). You don't need to peel it.
- Than slice it and cut it in cubes of appr. 1,5 cm
- Add 4 tbsp of olive oil in a baking dish, add the pumpkin,
- Add the cumin, salt and pepper and mix well before you place it in the oven.
- Use a new baking dish for the Brussels sprouts and again add 4 tbsp of olive oil.
- Clean the Brussels sprouts and cut them in half, add them to the baking dish.
- Clean the asparagus, cut them in pieces of appr. 2 cm and add them as well.
- Cut the shallots in 4 or 6 pieces and add them as well.
- Mix the vegetables with the oilve oil, a pinch of salt and black pepper and add them to the oven.
- Roast all vegetables for about 40 minutes, while looking and stirring now and then.
- In the meantime wash the lettuce, and cut it small. Peel the avocado and slice it as well.
- When the farro is done, drain and let it rest for ten minutes under a closed lid.
- When the roasted vegetables are nice and soft (enough) take all out and let it cool down for a minute or vife.
- Than mix all veggies together with the farro and make the vinaigrette by mixing al the ingredients with a mixer.
- Place the salad in nice bowls, add some goatcheese on top and sprinkle some pumkin seeds over it.
- Bring to taste with salt and pepper if needed.
- If you like you can roast the cleaned pumkin seeds you took out by roasting them in a small pan with a drop of olive oil on low heat until they begin to 'pop'. Mix them with a bit of salt when ready.
- For the vinaigrette, just remove the bigger stims of the cilantro and mix in all ingredients. Use a mixer.
salad, brussels, shallots, avocado, gem lettuce, cumin, goatcheese, ground black pepper, cilantro vinaigrette, cilantro, olive oil, lemon, mustard, mayonaise, honey, clove of garlic, salt
Taken from food52.com/recipes/39169-roasted-pumpkin-salad-with-brussels-sprouts-and-farro (may not work)