“My husband took me to Sefa Kitchen in Bondi last week and we ate a really delicious salad of pumpkin, chickpeas and mint. I would love to make it at home.”
Susie Lee, North Bondi, NSW
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Ingredients
Lemon dressing
Method
Main
1.Preheat oven to 200C. Toss pumpkin and oil in a bowl to coat, season to taste, scatter on oven trays lined with baking paper and roast until golden and tender (40-45 minutes). Set aside.
2.Cook chickpeas in a large saucepan of simmering water over medium heat until tender (40-45 minutes). Drain well and set aside to cool.
3.Meanwhile, scatter pine nuts over 2 oven trays, add flatbread and roast, shaking occasionally, until pine nuts are golden and flatbread is crisp (3-5 minutes). Set aside to cool, then break flatbread into pieces and set aside.
4.Stir yoghurt and lemon juice in a bowl to combine, season to taste and set aside.
5.For lemon dressing, whisk ingredients in a bowl, season to taste and set aside.
6.Place pumpkin, chickpeas, pine nuts, flatbread and herbs in a large bowl, drizzle lemon dressing over, season to taste and gently toss to combine. Arrange on a platter, top with a few dollops of yoghurt, scatter with black sesame seeds and serve with extra yoghurt.
Note You’ll need to begin this recipe a day ahead to soak the chickpeas.
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