Roasted jack-o-lantern wedge salad
Ingredients
- 1 pie pumpkin
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon ground sage
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 cups baby kale or arugula
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- 1 cup roasted walnuts
- 1/2 cup goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Line sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Cut a circle around the stem on top of pumpkin to create a lid; set aside. Cut a small circle out of bottom to remove the woody centre; discard. Remove innards of pumpkin; discard, reserving seeds if desired. Carve simple jack-o-lantern design into pumpkin.
- In bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, honey, garlic, sage, nutmeg and salt. Drizzle two tablespoons of oil mixture into pumpkin; rub inside and out to coat. Replace lid of pumpkin; roast on prepared baking sheet until tender, about 35-45 minutes.
- To serve: In bowl, toss together baby kale, shallots, walnuts, goat cheese, cranberries and pumpkin seeds. Slice pumpkin into wedges at the table. Serve each wedge topped with salad.
