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Valli Little's easy chorizo, pumpkin and corn salad

Name: Valli Little's easy chorizo, pumpkin and corn salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /mexican
Ingredients: 1 butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces; 2 red onions, cut into wedges; 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/3 cup oregano leaves, chopped; 100ml olive oil, plus extra to brush; 250g vine-ripened cherry tomatoes; 2 corn cobs, husks removed; 2 chorizos, sliced; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 120g watercress or baby spinach leaves; 100g shaved manchego cheese

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This colourful salad combines spicy chorizo, sweet butternut pumpkin and creamy manchego cheese.

1 butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces
2 red onions, cut into wedges
1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/3 cup oregano leaves, chopped
100ml olive oil, plus extra to brush
250g vine-ripened cherry tomatoes
2 corn cobs, husks removed
2 chorizos, sliced
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
120g watercress or baby spinach leaves
100g shaved manchego cheese

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 180°C and line a roasting pan with baking paper. Add the pumpkin and onion, then sprinkle over chilli flakes, cumin and oregano.
2.

Season, and drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil, then toss to combine.
3.

Roast for 20-25 minutes until tender and slightly charred.
4.

Add tomato for the final 5 minutes of cooking.
5.

Allow to cool.
6.

Brush a chargrill pan with oil and heat over high heat.
7.

Add corn and cook, turning, for 10 minutes or until slightly charred.
8.

Slice the kernels from cobs and place in a bowl.
9.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frypan over medium heat.
10.

Add chorizo and cook, turning, for 3-4 minutes until slightly charred.
11.

Transfer chorizo to a plate, reserving the oil in pan.
12.

To make the dressing, combine the vinegar, reserved pan oil and remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a bowl, then season.
13.

Add the pumpkin, onion, tomato, watercress and cheese to the corn, then toss to combine. Drizzle with the dressing, then serve.