Chorizo, pumpkin and corn salad

Cooking Salads Chorizo, pumpkin and corn salad

This colourful salad combines spicy chorizo, sweet butternut pumpkin and creamy manchego cheese.

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a roasting pan with baking paper. Add the pumpkin and onion, then sprinkle over chilli flakes, cumin and oregano. Season, and drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil, then toss to combine.
  2. Roast for 20-25 minutes until tender and slightly charred. Add tomato for the final 5 minutes of cooking. Allow to cool.Brush a chargrill pan with oil and heat over high heat. Add corn and cook, turning, for 10 minutes or until slightly charred. Slice the kernels from cobs and place in a bowl. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frypan over medium heat. Add chorizo and cook, turning, for 3-4 minutes until slightly charred. Transfer chorizo to a plate, reserving the oil in pan.
  3. To make the dressing, combine the vinegar, reserved pan oil and remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a bowl, then season.
  4. Add the pumpkin, onion, tomato, watercress and cheese to the corn, then toss to combine. Drizzle with the dressing, then serve.

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