Honey Pumpkin Salad with Sage Croutons is an unusual salad but a wonderful starter or side dish to a meal. Toasted bread slices are rubbed with sage and pumpkinseed oil is gorgeous. However then topped with vinegary apples, honey-roasted pumpkin salad and finely chopped persimmons. Paradise flavours on their way.
Honey Pumpkin Salad with Sage Croutons
For a refreshing filling salad full of flavour and texture you need a Honey Pumpkin Salad with Sage Croutons
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Servings: 8 people
Calories: 214kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pumpkin peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch dice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 8 slices bread inch thick door stoppers
- 5 leaves sage
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 whole Granny Smith apple halved, cored and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Roasted pumpkin seed oil for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a bowl, toss the pumpkin with the honey and the melted butter. Spread the pumpkin on a rimmed baking sheet and roast for about 35 minutes, or just until tender; let cool.2 lbs pumpkin, 1/4 cup honey, 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- Arrange the bread on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven with the pumpkin for about 5 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Brush the toasts generously with pumpkin seed oil and rub with the sage leaves. Spread the pumpkin seeds in a pie plate; toast in the oven for about 3 minutes, or until fragrant.8 slices bread, Roasted pumpkin seed oil, 5 leaves sage
- In a bowl, toss the apple with 1/2 tablespoon of the vinegar. In another bowl, toss the pumpkin with the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of vinegar. Season both with salt and pepper.1 whole Granny Smith apple, 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
To Serve
- Set a crouton on each plate and top with the apple slices. Spoon the pumpkin salad and chopped persimmon over the apple slices. Garnish with the toasted pumpkin seeds and serve.1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
Notes
This unusual salad is a wonderful starter to the meal. Toasted bread slices are rubbed with sage and pumpkinseed oil, then topped with vinegary apples, honey-roasted pumpkin salad and finely chopped persimmons.
Nutrition
Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 299mg | Potassium: 4mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g