Description
Salads are boring? Not this one! This Kale and Chickpea Salad is made with fresh kale, roasted chickpeas and pumpkin, paired with a delicious mustard dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (300 grams) pumpkin/butternut squash, cubed
- 1 14 oz (400 grams) canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 cups (150 grams) kale, chopped
- 4 tsp (40 grams) mustard
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Pinch of black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 orange, juiced
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 2 tbsp (roasted) pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven on 200 degrees celsius (392 Fahrenheit).
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, add the cubed pumpkin and chickpeas (keeping them separate).
- Add 1/2 tsp of olive oil, the cumin and cinnamon to the pumpkin. Add the remaining 1/2 tsp of olive oil to the chickpeas, together with the oregano and paprika powder. Mix everything with your hands or a spoon while still keeping the pumpkin and chickpeas separate. Sprinkle everything with 1/4 tsp of salt.
- Roast in the oven for about 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, transfer the kale to a large mixing bowl.
- To make the dressing, add mustard, maple syrup, extra virgin olive oil, black pepper, salt, orange juice and lemon juice to a small bowl. Whisk until combined.
- Pour the dressing over the kale and massage the dressing into the kale for a minute or two.
- Add the roasted pumpkin to the kale and give it a stir. Add the roasted chickpeas and pumpkin seeds on top.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutritional facts are estimates. If you want to be sure about the nutritional facts, be sure to check your product labels.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Salads
- Method: Salad
- Cuisine: Meditteranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 449kcal
- Sugar: 8,3g
- Sodium: 1,1g
- Fat: 27,4g
- Saturated Fat: 5,3g
- Carbohydrates: 27,8g
- Fiber: 12,4g
- Protein: 16,8g