ROASTED ROOT & CHICKPEA SALAD

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Serve up five of your 5-a-day with this vibrant vegan root veg and chickpea salad with toasted almonds for a light, but nourishing meal. It features butternut squash, celeriac and beetroot

Provided by Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

4 carrots , peeled and cut into rough chunks
1 celeriac , peeled and cut into rough chunks
1 butternut squash , peeled and cut into rough chunks
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp turmeric
4 tbsp olive oil
4 raw beetroot , peeled and cut into rough chunks
2 x 400g cans chickpeas , drained and rinsed
1 small red onion , thinly sliced
2 tbsp red wine vinegar (check the label if you're vegan)
pinch of sugar
1 small pack coriander , roughly chopped
1 small pack mint , roughly chopped
50g almonds , toasted and roughly chopped

Steps:

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the carrots, celeriac and squash in a large bowl. Sprinkle over ¾ of the spices and ¾ of the oil. Toss to combine and season. Transfer to two large roasting trays. Add the beetroot to the same bowl, and toss in the remaining oil, spices and some seasoning, then divide between the roasting trays (coating the beetroot separately will stop everything turning purple). Roast the veg for 45 mins or until tender, tossing halfway. Add the chickpeas to the tray, stir, then return to the oven for 5 mins.
Meanwhile, mix the onion with the vinegar, sugar and some seasoning. Set aside to pickle.
Transfer the roasted vegetables to a sharing platter, stir through the pickled onions and their vinegar, the herbs and almonds, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 443 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3.6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 39 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 16 grams sugar, Fiber 19 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium