This Lentil Salad with spiced pumpkin is packed with proteins. Pumpkin is lightly spiced & is perfect for the cold weather. Balsamic & Honey Vinaigrette

Pumpkin is the vegetable of the season and it makes sense to make it a star ingredient in a salad

The lentil salad works so well in the fall, but, it works year round.

French lentils make such great salad recipes that I can’t resist adding them.

Overhead view of spinach lentil salad withspiced pumpkins

Since they cook quickly, I make a whole batch of them simultaneously and freeze them in individual Ziploc bags.   Then, I thaw each bag as needed.

Roasted pumpkins added to any salad makes it delicious.  If you spice them up, however, they make for a very unique dish.

Frankly, I cannot wait for the cold weather to start.  Spiced pumpkins are good for warming your soul.  Imagine coming in from the bristling cold with a plate of this Lentil salad with spiced pumpkins

To top this salad, I went with a light balsamic dressing with honey.  I found that the slight tang of balsamic is the perfect offset to the spiced pumpkins.  Balsamic vinaigrette also goes great with Lentils.

Closeup view of spinach lentil salad withspiced pumpkins

I could have tried it with my Orange Dressing with Star Anise would also go great with salad.

Baby spinach, on the other hand, is perfect for this salad.  It is packed with vitamins, so, you will get nourishment.

The controversial part of this salad would be the cheese.  I went with Romano cheese, but, the lentil salad would be great without any cheese.

If you are a vegan, just ignore cheese in this salad. This salad tasted delicious even without the cheese.

You could add pine nuts to top this salad.  Even walnuts would be great crunch to the recipe.  Personally, I prefer to keep this lentil salad completely nut-free.

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tasty Lentil Salad recipe

Lentil Salad with Spiced Pumpkins

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Lentil Salad with Spiced Pumpkin is a very delicious and healthy salad. It is quick and easy to make. Contains lots of proteins
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings
Calories 456 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the salad

For the Dressing

Instructions
 

Prepare the spiced pumpkins

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • In a mixing bowl, add the pumpkins, oil, salt, dried oregano, pepper and turmeric
  • Mix well
  • In a baking pan, spread the coated pumpkins and place in the oven
  • Bake until the outer skin of the pumpkin turns brown
  • Remove from the oven and set aside

Prepare the salad

  • In a mini processor, add the dressing ingredients
  • Pulse until all the ingredients have blended well
  • Set aside or prepare the night before and allow to marinate overnight

Bringing the lentil salad together

  • In a plate, make a bed of the baby spinach
  • Top with the roasted pumpkin
  • Add the cooked lentils
  • Toss with the Balsamic vinaigrette and lemon
  • Top with the capers
  • Garnish the lentil salad with finely chopped mint leaves
  • Toss once more, if needed

Notes

Nutrition info is approximate

Nutrition

Serving: 4gCalories: 456kcal
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26 Comments

  1. French lentils are wonderful in salads. They hold their shape and add a great bite to dishes. This is a great combination of fall flavors.

  2. This salad looks great! Those colors and textures, so flavorful, and so healthy! Yum! BTW, I think it must be an issue with Firefox that doesn’t mesh with “any clip” because I was able to get on your site with Safari, but it crashed Firefox on my computer again. Sorry!