January 2025 - Jason’s Warm Winter Salad of Squash, Cranberries and Burnt Sprouts with Radicchio and Goats Cheese

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 Large Squash, peeled and diced

1/2 Tspn Ground Coriander

1/2 Tspn Ground Cumin

1/2 Tspn Ground Cinnamon

1/2 Tspn Cayenne Pepper

Olive Oil

Salt

Pepper

250g Sprouts, trimmed and halved

1 Radicchio, roughly chopped

50g Rocket

100g Goats Cheese, crumbled

50g Dried Cranberries

1 Orange, juiced

1 Tblspn Honey

50ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil

50g Pumpkin Seeds

1 Slice Sourdough, diced

1 Pomegranate, halved

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C

2. Toss the Butternut Squash with the ground spices, a little seasoning and a good slug of Olive Oil, then roast for 25 minutes, or until the edges are starting to caramelise.

3. Meanwhile, put the Orange Juice and Dried Cranberries in a small saucepan, then bring to a gentle simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to cool.

4. Heat a heavy based sauté pan over a medium heat.

5. Dress the sprouts with a little seasoning and enough olive oil to coat all sprout halves, then sear them in the sauce pan until slightly blackened on both sides, then remove from the pan and keep warm.

6. Using the same sauté pan over a low heat, add enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan, then add the diced sourdough and fry gently. When the croutons start to crisp up, add the pumpkin seed to gently toast with the croutons, then remove from the heat.

7. Check the butternut squash and remove from the oven to keep warm when nicely roasted.

8. Add the honey and extra virgin olive oil to the cranberry and orange and whisk until emulsified.

9. Put the rocket and radicchio in a large bowl and dress with half the cranberry and orange dressing.

10. On a large board or serving platter arrange the dressed leaves, then add the butternut squash, followed by the sprouts and the croutons and pumpkin seeds. Then sprinkle the goats cheese over the top and spoon the remaining dressing over the salad.

11. Sprinkle the pomegranate seeds over the top and serve.

12. Enjoy!