Salad of roasted vegetables and chickpeas

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Tuesday, 02 June 2009.
Tagged: easy, lunch, salad, side, vegetarian

Ready In: 50 minutes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Salad of roasted vegetables and chickpeas

This is a wonderful hearty salad to serve with a barbecue on a hot summer's day. It appeals to men who often want something more filling than the usual lettuce-and-cucumber combination. If you have vegetarian guests, it also doubles as a main meal for them. Recipe from Zest Cookbook with Jennene Plummer (Hardie Grant).

Ingredients

500 g pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cubed
2 zucchini, sliced
1 red capsicum, seeded and sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
400 g can chickpeas, drained
1 cup (50 g) baby spinach leaves or wild rocket
1/4 cup roughly-chopped semi-dried tomatoes
FOR THE DRESSING:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons chopped basil
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, crushed

Nutrition per serve

1230 kJ (293 Calories), 16 g fat (includes 3 g saturated fat ), 23 g carbohydrate (includes 10 g sugars), 8 g fibre , 220 mg sodium. Read our nutrition rating system.

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).

2. Put the pumpkin, zucchini and capsicum into a baking dish and toss with the olive oil so they are evenly coated.

3. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and tender.

4. Place the roasted vegetables into a large serving bowl and add the chickpeas, spinach and tomatoes. Toss with the dressing and serve warm or cold with grainy bread or wholemeal rolls.

5. To make the dressing, put all the ingredients into a jug and whisk them together well.