Caramelised Kumara and Chickpea Spinach Salad with Kaffir Lime and Cashews

Caramelised Kumara and Chickpea Spinach Salad with Kaffir Lime and Cashews

Ready in 35 minutes • Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, February 7, 2016.
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Roasting the chickpeas gives this salad a nice, nutty crunch which will marry nicely with the soft, salty and slightly spicy Kumara.

Ingredients

CARAMELISED KUMARA AND CHICKPEAS

  • 400g orange kumara, scrubbed and diced 2cm
  • 1 red onion, cut into 2cm-thick wedges
  • 1 tablespoon kumara and chickpea spice mix
  • 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • 1 can chickpeas, drained
  • 150g firm tofu, diced 1.5cm

DRESSING

  • 1 kaffir lime leaf, tough central stem removed, very finely chopped
  • 1/4 - 1/2 chilli, finely sliced (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1½ tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

SALAD

  • 1/2 bag baby spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mint (reserve a few leaves for garnish)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander (reserve a few leaves for garnish)

TO SERVE

  • 35g roughly chopped roasted cashew nuts

Steps

  1. oven to 200°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Toss kumara and onion with kumara and chickpea spice mix, sweet chilli sauce, olive oil, garlic and lime zest on prepared tray. Season well with salt and roast for 15 minutes then remove tray from oven. Pat drained chickpeas and tofu dry with paper towels and toss with kumara to coat. Roast for a further 10 minutes, or until kumara is tender and tofu is lightly golden. Allow to cool slightly.
  3. Mix all dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, toss kumara, chickpeas and tofu with spinach, herbs and dressing.
  5. Divide salad between plates, sprinkle over cashew nuts and garnish with reserved herbs.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2142 kj
512 kcal
Protein 17.2g
Carbohydrate 55.2g
Fat 19.7g