Recipe courtesy of Happy Skin Kitchen

Warm carrot, chestnut and fig festive salad

Warm carrot, chestnut and fig festive salad

Meal Type: Salad, Delicious and nutritious, Christmas

Cooking Time: 30-60 minutes

Serves: 2

Dietary Options: Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 packet of Merchant Gourmet Whole Chestnuts
  • 60 gr of lamb lettuce
  • 3 medium carrots
  • 4 fresh figs
  • ½ pomegranate
  • ½ cup of chopped pistachios

For the dressing:

  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar
  • The juice of the ½ pomegranate
  • 1 tablespoon of coconut oil or olive oil for roasting
  • Salt and pepper

METHOD

1.Start by preheating the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.

2. Wash and peel the carrots and chop them into big chunks

 3. Toss the carrots into some coconut oil or olive oil and season them with salt and pepper

4.Roast them in the oven for 30-40 minutes until they are soft.

5.While the carrots are roasting make the dressing. Before removing the seeds from the pomegranate squeeze it with your hands onto a bowl until the juice come out. You should get at least 3 tablespoons of juice.

6.Mix the pomegranate juice with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt & pepper. Remove the seeds and leave them onto side

7.Slice the figs length ways in 4 pieces, chop the chestnut in bite size pieces.

8.Once the carrots are cooked place them into a salad bowl and add the lamb lettuce, sliced figs and chopped chestnuts.

9.Sprinkle the pomegranate seeds and chopped pistachios on top.

Serve it with a drizzle of the pomegranate and olive oil dressing.

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