Roasted Pumpkin with Cannellini Salsa Verde
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 1/4 Kent Pumpkin
- 800g Cannellini beans
- 125g Salsa Verde
- 1 Spanish Onion
- 335g Persian Feta
- 20g Pine Nuts
- 250g Baby Beetroots
- 60g Spinach
- 1 Lemon
- 1 ½ tbsp Pomegranate Molases
- 1 tsp Moroccan spice mix
- Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 tbsp Caramelised Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 tsp Cumin
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Cut the pumpkin in half and then into 2-3cm wedges.
- Place on a lined baking tray. Sprinkle with cumin and Moroccan spice mix, season with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil, and drizzle with pomegranate molasses. Mix together and place into the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour until softened and caramelised.
- Drain and wash the cannellini beans. Place into a bowl and add the Salsa Verse, the juice of half a lemon, a season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil, mix well and set aside.
- Finely slice the Spanish onion. Bring a pot to high heat, drizzle olive oil, and add the sliced onions. Season with salt and pepper and cook on medium-high heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the caramelised balsamic and cook for 10 minutes until sticky and caramelised. Set aside.
- Roast the pine nuts in the oven for approximately 5 minutes until golden brown. Drain and cut the beetroot into quarters.
- Serve the cannellini beans on a bed of spinach then topped with the pumpkin wedges, beetroot, pine nuts, Persian Feta and caramelised onions. Serve Warm or at room temperature.