This meal is particularly satisfying and a rich source of plant based protein.
Pumpkin, Chickpea and Rocket Salad with Cashew Coriander Cream
A fresh and healthy summer salad with a herby cashew dressing! Serves 2-3. Please note that the active prep time excludes the soaking required for the cashews and chickpeas, however you can opt for tinned chickpeas to save time.
Ingredients
CASHEW CORIANDER CREAM:
- ¼ cup cashews soaked 8 hours
- ½ cup chopped coriander
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon water
SALAD:
- 1½ cups chopped pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon tamari
- 1 tablespoon liquid honey
- 1 cup chickpeas soaked till tender (or, use 1 tin)
- 1 punnet cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 handful walnuts activated
- 1 cup rocket arugula
- Small handful coriander leaves
Instructions
CASHEW CORIANDER CREAM:
- Blend till smooth.
- PUMPKIN CHICKPEA SALAD:
- Combine the coconut oil, tamari and honey in a bowl, add pumpkin, and coat well.
- Place pumpkin on a tray lined with baking paper and bake in a pre-heated oven at 160˚C for approximately 20 minutes or until cooked.
- Steam the chickpeas, then arrange on a plater with the rocket, cherry tomatoes and walnuts.
- Drizzle raw coriander cream over the top and sprinkle fresh coriander to finish.
Nutrition
Calories: 538kcal
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Elliw Powell
This looks delicious! How many does it serve? X
Ascension Kitchen
Hi Elliw - 3 to 4 - from memory there were three of us at dinner the night I made it - sorry - I need to pay more attention to serving sizes! It is fairly large though x
Katrin Gaedt
Hi Lauren, thanks for your answer. Sorry, that I did not see the "steam" in the instructions.
Hannah Phoebe Bowen
This is EXQUISITE, never thought to bake/steam pumpkin like that! 🙂
Ascension Kitchen
Hi Katrin, once the chickpeas have soaked, steam them till they have cooked, easy 🙂
Katrin Gaedt
Thanks for this nice recipe. You just soak the chickpeas and don't cook them after soaking?
Villa Miko
I'm going to have this for lunch too! !
Charlie Proud
yummy, this will be my lunch today!