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Pumpkin and Beetroot Salad Recipe

  • Serves 4
  • Difficulty Easy

This delicious pumpkin beetroot feta salad recipe is a great summer lunch to share or just for when you need a bit of a refreshing treat.

Our Authentic Sourdough Vienna is perfect for creating delicious croutons that really set this salad alive with a delightful crunch. It’s also full of the goodness of pumpkin, feta, beetroot and toasted walnuts, making a hearty salad that you can have as a side or on its own as the main event. So be sure to try our pumpkin beetroot and feta salad the next time you need a boost!

Recipe created by Matt from Dad Down Under

Ingredients

Ingredients

1/2 Bakers Delight Authentic Sourdough Vienna
1/2 small pumpkin of your choice
300g of crumbly fetta
1 handful of lightly toasted walnuts/pine nuts/sunflower seeds
1 handful of black unpitted olives
4 handfuls of baby spinach
6 small whole beetroot or equivalent (tinned is fine)
3 sprigs of thyme
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Olive oil

Method

    1. Step 1

      Preheat your oven to 180 degrees.

    2. Step 2

      Peel and cut your pumpkin into small cubes. Add them to a roasting tray, season and add a small amount of olive oil, barely enough to coat them. If you add too much the pumpkin will be soggy rather than crisp.

    3. Step 3

      Get your hands in and make sure all the pumpkin has a shiny coating. Roast for 20mins at 180 degrees. After 10mins turn the pumpkin to stop it from sticking to the bottom of the tray.

    4. Step 4

      Whilst the pumpkin is roasting quarter the beetroot, remove stones from the olives, crumble the fetta and add the lightly toasted seeds/nuts to a salad bowl.

    5. Step 5

      Turn your attentions to the Sourdough now. Remove the crusts and tear into pieces roughly the same size as the pumpkin. Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan, add the thyme leaves, and once the pan is hot add the bread. Season the bread with salt and pepper and toss them in the oil as you would with a stir fry.

    6. Step 6

      Keep moving them in the pan to ensure they don’t burn and if they start looking a little dry add more olive oil. Once they have nicely crisped add them to the salad bowl with a glug or two more olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice.

    7. Step 7

      Finally add the spinach leaves and using your hands gently turn the salad over and over to ensure everything is nicely mixed. Eat immediately while the croutons remain crisp and crunchy.

FAQ’s

What can I serve with pumpkin?

Pumpkin is versatile, and can be made into soup and served with croutons, baked and served with roast meat, baked potatoes, parsnips and Yorkshire pudding, or added to a salad. 

What cheese goes best with pumpkin?

Pumpkin goes well with feta cheese, as the saltiness of the fetta is the perfect combination with the sweetness of the pumpkin. Goats cheese and blue cheese also offset it perfectly with their full flavour and saltiness.

What is feta salad made of?

Feta salad is another name for Greek salad, and usually consists of feta cheese, olives, capsicum, cucumber, tomato, oregano, and olive oil, with a vinaigrette.