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  • Matt Golinski’s Roast Chicken, Pumpkin and Macadamia Salad

    Ingredients

    • 400gm roast chicken, shredded
    • 750gm pumpkin, peeled and diced
    • 1 small head broccoli, broken into florets
    • 1 tbs olive oil
    • 1 cup frozen peas, defrosted
    • 100gm baby spinach leaves
    • 1/3 cup pesto
    • Juice of 1/2 a lemon
    • 75gm fetta, crumbled
    • 50gm macadamia nuts, lightly roasted
    • Salt and pepper to taste

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 200 degress Celsius.
    2. On separate trays lined with baking paper, first toss the pumpkin with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and spread out. Repeat on the second tray for the broccoli.
    3. Roast the broccoli for 15 minutes and the pumpkin for 25 – 30 minutes.
    4. Allow to cool to room temperature.
    5. Mix together the chicken, pumpkin, broccoli, peas, and spinach, and toss through the pesto and lemon juice.
    6. Transfer the salad to a serving bowl, crumble over the fetta and sprinkle with the roasted macadamias.

    Recipe Notes

    For a festive feel, consider serving with a sprinkle of pomegranate for a colour burst.

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    Nutrition per serving

    2413
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    35.8g
    Fat
    8.2g
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    Fibre
    41g
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    Acknowledgements

    Recipe created by Matt Golinski, Health and Wellbeing Queensland Ambassador.