Roasted Pumpkin, Pecan & Cranberry Quinoa Salad

Ingredients (2 servings)

• 150 g quinoa
• 6 kale or savoy cabbage leaves
• 1 tbsp ghee or coconut oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1.5 orange
• 30 g cranberries

ROASTED PUMPKIN

• ½ hokkaido pumpkin
• 1 pinch garlic powder
• 1 pinch of salt & pepper
• 1 tbsp ghee or coconut oil

CARAMELIZED PECANS

• 75 g pecans
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 pinch of salt

DRESSING

• 1 garlic clove
• ½ orange, juiced
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 pinch salt & pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Cut pumpkin into cubes, place in a bowl and combine well with garlic powder, salt & pepper, and ghee or coconut oil.
3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread out the pumpkin cubes. Bake in the oven to roast for around 25 minutes.
4. In the meantime, cook quinoa according to package instructions.
5. Cut the stem off the kale/cabbage leaves and cut the remaining leaves into thin slices.
6. Sprinkle some salt on the chopped leaves and massage with olive oil.
7. Heat ghee or coconut oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the pecans and toast them for a couple minutes on both sides. Then, sprinkle some salt and add in the maple syrup. Stir and toast for a further few minutes so they’re all coated and.
8. Cut oranges into bite-sized pieces.
9. Mince garlic clove, juice orange, and combine with remaining dressing ingredients.
10. Combine quinoa with kale/cabbage.
11. Add roasted pumpkin, orange, cranberries, dress with dressing, and top with caramelized pecans.
12. For a whole-meal, you can simply mix in cooked beans or chickpeas.

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