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Avocado salad with Emma's nut and seed sprinkle

Name: Avocado salad with Emma's nut and seed sprinkle
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces; 1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil; 2 tsp ground cumin; 200g green beans, trimmed, blanched, refreshed; 100g baby spinach leaves; 2 avocados, chopped; 100g feta, chopped; 1 tbs runny honey; 2 tbs soy sauce; 1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil; 120g almonds, chopped, toasted; 75g pumpkin seeds (pepitas), toasted; 60g pine nuts, toasted; 45g sunflower seeds, toasted; 60g white sesame seeds, toasted; 1 tsp tamari or soy sauce

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Aug 11, 2018

By Tom Silver (‘Avocado Tom’) Avocado Tom is one of the region’s most likeable and bountiful avocado producers. Says Emma: “I always have some of this sprinkle on hand in the fridge. It is so easy to make and is great on any salad – in particular this salad from Avocado Tom. The sprinkle also works well in a savoury porridge, or you can add it to home-made fried rice with an omelette of pastureraised eggs, loads of farm-fresh vegetables and an extra splash of tamari or soy sauce.”

1 butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces
1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp ground cumin
200g green beans, trimmed, blanched, refreshed
100g baby spinach leaves
2 avocados, chopped
100g feta, chopped

Honey-soy dressing

1 tbs runny honey
2 tbs soy sauce
1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil

Nut and seed sprinkle

120g almonds, chopped, toasted
75g pumpkin seeds (pepitas), toasted
60g pine nuts, toasted
45g sunflower seeds, toasted
60g white sesame seeds, toasted
1 tsp tamari or soy sauce

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease a large baking tray and line with baking paper.
2.

Toss pumpkin, 2 tbs oil and cumin on prepared tray and roast, turning halfway, for 25 minutes or until tender. Set aside.
3.

Meanwhile, for the sprinkle, combine all ingredients in a bowl and set aside (sprinkle can be stored, chilled in an airtight container, for up to 2 weeks).
4.

Place pumpkin and remaining salad ingredients in a serving bowl and season.
5.

For the dressing, whisk all ingredients in a bowl until well combined. Pour over the salad before serving, along with a generous topping of the sprinkle.