Roasted Pumpkin (Or Winter Squash) on Lamb's Lettuce

Submitted by tigerduck

"This salad makes a lovely starter at a fall dinner party. It is a combination of lamb's lettuce topped with warm roasted pumpkin or squash, drizzled with a beautiful dressing and sprinkled with toasted pumpkin seeds. You may want to substitute the lamb's lettuce with another lettuce, although I must say the combination works beautifully. This serves 6 as a starter or 2-3 as a main dish."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• pumpkin or winter squash

• 600 g pumpkin (22oz) or 600 g winter squash (22oz)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

• salad

• 4 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 200 g lamb's lettuce (7oz)
• 5 tablespoons pumpkin seeds (2 1/2 oz)

directions

1. Pumpkin/Squash:.
2. Remove skin and seeds from pumpkin or squash. Cut into can 1.5cm pieces. Put on a lined tin.
3. Skin and mince garlic. Pick thyme leaves from sprigs. Mix minced garlic and thyme leaves with paprika and olive oil. Brush pieces of pumpkin/squash with mixture. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Roast in 180°C/350°F oven on the middle shelf for 15-20 minutes.
5. Salad:.
6. Make dressing with orange juice, balsamic vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper and olive oil. Wash lamb's lettuce and dry very well. Toast pumpkin seeds/squash seeds in a skillet WITHOUT oil/butter on low heat (watch them).
7. Serve:.
8. Arrange lamb's lettuce on 6 plates and top with warm pumpkin/squash. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with toasted pumpkin seeds.

Reviews

[Sackville]

I love colourful salads like this one. I already had the squash roasting in the oven when I came across this recipe, so I didn't season it with garlic or the spices, but I will be sure to next time. Even fairly plain this was a lovely salad. I would use the dressing as a standard quite happily, just to have around the kitchen, and the seeds are the crowning touch. Great combination of textures.