Roasted pumpkin salad with honey and balsamic dressing

The sweet and tasty dressing will have your guests coming back for seconds.

Recipe «Roasted pumpkin salad with honey and balsamic dressing» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1.75kg butternut pumpkin, deseeded, cut into 2cm-thick pieces, olive oil cooking spray, 1/2 cup pine nuts, 200g baby spinach, 1/4 cup honey , 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp olive oil .

Ingredients:

• 1.75kg butternut pumpkin, deseeded, cut into 2cm-thick pieces 
• olive oil cooking spray 
• 1/2 cup pine nuts 
• 200g baby spinach 
• 1/4 cup honey 
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 
• 1 tbsp olive oil 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 250°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Place pumpkin in a single layer on trays. Spray with oil and turn to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Roast pumpkin, turning once, for 20 minutes or until golden and tender. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
2. Meanwhile, heat a small, non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add pine nuts. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until golden.
3. Make honey and balsamic dressing: Combine honey, vinegar and oil in a screwtop jar. Secure lid and shake to combine. Remove lid. Microwave on HIGH (100%) for 10 seconds or until honey is melted. Replace lid. Shake until well combined.
4. Place spinach and pumpkin in a large bowl. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Drizzle with dressing. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.