Name: Sesame sausage salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted; 1/3 cup blanched almonds, toasted, finely chopped; 2 teaspoon ground cumin; 500 gram packet beef chevaps; 400 gram pumpkin, cut into 1cm pieces; cooking oil spray; 120 gram mixed baby salad leaves; 4 large red radishes, scrubbed, trimmed, sliced; 2 lebanese cucumbers, sliced; 1 medium yellow capsicum, sliced; 1/2 cup bought yoghurt and garlic dressing

Sesame sausage salad

This gourmet salad is beautiful served up on a warm Spring day. Fresh mixed leaves and vegetables are beautifully tossed with sweet roasted pumpkin and sesame crusted beef sausages. Serve drizzled with a creamy garlic dressing for extra flavour.

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

20M

Total

40M

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

1/3 cup blanched almonds, toasted, finely chopped

2 teaspoon ground cumin

500 gram packet beef chevaps

400 gram pumpkin, cut into 1cm pieces

cooking oil spray

120 gram mixed baby salad leaves

4 large red radishes, scrubbed, trimmed, sliced

2 lebanese cucumbers, sliced

1 medium yellow capsicum, sliced

1/2 cup bought yoghurt and garlic dressing

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.

2.Combine sesame seeds, almonds and cumin in a small bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon for garnish. Coat chevaps with remaining nut mixture. Place on one prepared tray.

3.Place pumpkin on remaining prepared tray. Spray chevaps and pumpkin generously with oil. Bake, turning halfway through cooking, 20 minutes, or until cooked and tender. Slice sausages diagonally.

4.Combine salad leaves, radish, cucumber and capsicum in a large bowl. Add sausages. Toss to combine.

5.Place salad on plates. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle reserved nut mixture over salad to garnish. Serve at once.

Chevaps are skinless sausages, available from the meat section. They have less fat than regular sausages.
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