Pumpkin and Macadamia Salad with Finger Lime yoghurt dressing from Aunty Beryl’s Cookbook
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Check out this great recipe from Aunty Beryl’s Cookbook.
Pumpkin and potato were the main vegetables my family and I ate when I was growing up. We boiled them, mashed them and made pumpkin soup, but on Sundays, we had a baked dinner with baked pumpkin and potato. That was our special treat. This is a nice summer salad, with some crunch from the macadamia nuts, while the finger lime yoghurt dressing gives it some zest.
Serves 4–6
¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup (135 g) macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
20 g butter
600 g Jap pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into wedges or chunks
200 g mixed salad leaves
1 cup (160 g) tinned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
Finger lime yoghurt dressing
½ cup (130 g) natural yoghurt
¼ cup (60 ml) white wine vinegar
¼ cup (60 ml) lime juice
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 finger limes (fresh or frozen and thawed)
Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Pour half the oil onto a baking tray and place in the oven to heat up.
Place the honey and macadamia in a bowl and toss until coated. Carefully transfer to the tray of hot oil and roast for 2–3 minutes, or until golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the tray.
Increase the oven temperature to 200ºC. Place the butter and remaining oil on the clean baking tray and place in the oven to heat up and melt.
Pat dry the pumpkin with paper towel and carefully transfer to the tray in the oven. Roast for 3–5 minutes, then turn over.
Reduce the oven temperature to 180ºC and roast the pumpkin until crisp and browned. Allow to cool.
Meanwhile, make the finger lime yoghurt dressing. Place all the ingredients, except the finger limes, in a bowl. Whisk together until combined. Halve the finger limes lengthways and scoop out the pearls. Stir the pearls through the yoghurt mixture.
Arrange the salad leaves on a serving platter. Top with the pumpkin, chickpeas and macadamia. Drizzle over the dressing to serve.
Aunty Beryl's Cookbook
by Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo
A charming and generous cookbook that celebrates culture, community and home cooking.
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