Hot Chorizo and Butternut Squash Salad
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 small butternut squash, deseeded and cut roughly into 2 inch pieces
- 1-2 red chili pepper, finely chopped
- 4.92 ml cumin seed, crushed
- 1 small handful fresh oregano (can substitute 1 teaspoon dried) or 1 small marjoram, chopped (can substitute 1 teaspoon dried)
- vegetables or olive oil
- sea salt
- black pepper
- 1 red onion, roughly sliced
- 473.18 ml grape tomatoes
- 2 handful cilantro leaves, chopped
- 44.37-59.16 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 340.19-453.59 g hard chorizo sausage
- 425.24 g can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 709.77 ml Baby Spinach (about a 6 oz. bag)
- pecorino cheese
directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Put the squash, chilli, cumin and oregano in a roasting dish with enough oil to coat lightly and season well with salt and pepper. Roast for about 15 minutes before adding the onion slices, turning to coat them in the oil. Roast for a further 10 minutes before adding the baby tomatoes and cooking for a final 10 minutes.
- Slice chorizo into thin slices and pan fry for 2-3 minutes. Once seared drain on paper toweling.
- Meanwhile, pound the cilantro leaves in a pestle and mortar with a pinch of salt until you have a green paste. Cover with the extra virgin olive oil; set aside.
- Gently mix the roasted vegetables and beans together in a large bowl with a tablespoon of the coriander oil and the spinach leaves.
- Divide the salad among four to six plates, adding pieces of the grilled chorizo. With a potato peeler, shave the Pecorino on top and drizzle with the cilantro oil.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!