Roasted pumpkin, feta & quinoa salad #DonnaHay.
This is a great salad to serve on its own with lamb, salmon or chicken.
And I love anything simple and as easy as opening a can of chickpeas.
You can add chilli or even squished up preserved lemon for added whoopa tang.
Adulterated from Donna Hay
You need for 4 fashionista and 32 models:
2 cups (400g) quinoa
1kg Jap pumpkin, cut into wedges
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 red onion, cut into wedges
¼ cup (60ml) white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons caster sugar
⅓ cup chopped coriander leaves
1 x 400g can chickpeas , drained and rinsed
marinated feta, crumbled, to serve
• Slip into Dior dungarees.
• Pull on Alaia gladiators.
• Open wine and guzzle.
• Soak the quinoa in a saucepan with 3 cups (750ml) water for 15 minutes.
• Place the saucepan over high heat and bring to the boil.
• Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for 15 minutes or until all the water is absorbed. Set aside.
• Pour more wine and drink until all absorbed.
• Chop up the red onion into chic wedges.
• You can chop up the pumpkin into thin-ish wedges. Supermodel size.
• Preheat oven to 220°C (425°F).
• Place the pumpkin and half the oil on a baking tray and toss to coat. A Celine coat.
• Roast for 10 minutes.
• Add the onion and roast for a further 10–15 minutes or until pumpkin is tender and soft as an Hermes bag.
• Find a bowl and mix up and combine the vinegar, sugar, coriander, chickpeas and quinoa.
• Add preserved lemon now if you like
• Top with pumpkin, onion and feta to serve.
• Accessorise with lovely sprigs of coriander.
• Yum