Roasted Pumpkin + Red Cabbage {with a mandarin orange garlic dressing}
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • For the Pumpkin
  • 250 grams pumpkin
  • 1 tbsp fennel
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • For the Cabbage
  • 100 grams red cabbage, cut into thin strips
  • 2 - 3 shallots, cut fine
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • ½ cup apple juice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • For the Dressing
  • juice of 1 mandarin orange
  • 1 shallot, cut fine
  • 1 garlic pod, sliced and dry roasted
  • 5-6 leaves of fresh mint
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. To prepare the pumpkin, preheat oven to 180°C/355°F. Cut the pumpkin in thick slices. Put them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Sprinkle the olive oil, the spices and the salt and pepper. Put the pumpkin in the oven and let bake for 35 minutes till its soft and cooked through. Let cool. Remove the seeds and the skin and cut into cubes. Set aside.
  2. For the cabbage, in a pan, cook the chopped shallots in the olive oil. Add the cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds start to sputter a little, add the cabbage. Cook for 5 minutes and then add the apple juice a little at a time. Cook on medium heat till the juice gets absorbed. Once the cabbage is a little dry, cook on high heat to crisp the cabbage a little. How much you want to crisp it is totally up to you. Set aside.
  3. For the dressing, combine all ingredients and mix well.
  4. For dressing the plate, place the cabbage on a plate and put the roasted pumpkin cubes on top. (Sprinkle any roasted spices from the pumpkin that fell on the baking paper!). Drizzle with dressing and serve hot or cold. Goes very well with rice and grilled chicken.
Recipe by Box of Spice at https://boxofspice.com/2013/10/roasted-pumpkin-red-cabbage-with-a-mandarin-orange-garlic-dressing/