Pumpkin, Bacon & Feta Salad with Pepitas

Pumpkin, Bacon & Feta Salad with Pepitas

Ready in 35 minutes • Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, January 27, 2019.
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Ingredients

Salad

  • 800g pumpkin wedges
  • 1 broccoli
  • 1 capsicum
  • 1 can lentils
  • 1 pack streaky bacon
  • 1 pack balsamic dressing
  • ½ pack baby spinach
  • 100g feta cheese

To Serve

  • 1 pack spicy pepitas

Steps

  1. Cook pumpkin Preheat oven to 220oC. Toss pumpkin on a lined oven tray with a drizzle of oil. Season and roast for about 15 minutes, until nearly tender.
  2. Cook veggies Roughly chop broccoli into bite-sized pieces and slice capsicum 1cm. Add both to tray with pumpkin and cook for a further 10 minutes, until tender. Rinse and drain lentils. Serve
  3. Cook bacon Separate bacon slices and place on another oven tray. When veggies have 5 minutes cook time remaining, switch oven to high grill. Grill bacon for about 5 minutes, until golden.
  4. Combine salad When veggies are cooked, toss with lentils, balsamic dressing and spinach. Slice bacon into 5cm lengths. Top salad with bacon and feta cheese, then season.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2511 kj
600 kcal
Protein 24.9g
Carbohydrate 36.5g
Fat 37.8g