My Favourite: Walnut + Roasted Pumpkin with... Extras?

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Hi All, 

I hope this week's post can delight your taste-buds!

For a long, long, long time I have loved almost any salad that has roasted pumpkin and walnuts in it! 

I think they are just the most superb blend! YUMMY. For a while I use to make a salad with rocket and spinach leaves, roasted butternut pumpkin, walnuts and fried bacon pieces. For the dressing I would make it simple with mostly mayonnaise and some pepper and lemon juice added. I found this salad to be a great crowd pleaser at any event I attended where the host asked for a potluck dish. 

In fact.. I often found that salad to be most popular among men, figure that. Must’ve been the bacon hahaha.

For a few years I had forgotten about the just mentioned salad and instead started alternating other things with the flavour blend; to still include the roasted pumpkins and walnuts. That’s a must!


The newer salad preference includes Walnuts and Roasted Pumpkins. Plus, rocket and baby spinach leaves. Diced can beetroot pieces. Crumbed, salty, yummy bits of feta cheese. (I prefer the Greek feta opposed to the Danish type.) And that’s it. You could maybe do I dressing with this, I dunno. Personally, I don’t add a dressing. I like to allow each ingredient to speak for itself! For an alteration to this I recently added some thinly sliced cucumber pieces. That was quite nice as well.


Alright, well I will leave you to this fantastic flavour bomb and you can let me know what you think!
Have a fantastic, fresh and yummy week ahead. Find a way to be creative in the kitchen. Or with flavours you enjoy!

Bye bye for now. 😊






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