Dinner for 6

Maple Pumpkin Rice Salad

Name: Maple Pumpkin Rice Salad
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 pumpkin or butternut squash; 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil; 1 pinch aleppo chilli flakes plus extra to serve (optional); 3 tbsp maple syrup; 100 g pecans; 150 g wild rice; 1 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 lemon zested and juiced; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 75 g dried cranberries or cherries; small bunch of mint leaves picked and roughly chopped; small bunch of parsley roughly chopped; 150 g feta crumbled

$9.45for 470 minServes 6

Roasted pumpkin and wild rice combine with maple, cranberries, herbs, pecans, and feta in a warm salad.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Winter squash (butternut, 2 lb$1.29/lb typical	2 lb	$2.58Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 3.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	3.5 oz	$2.47Typical price
	Wild, 5.25 oz$0.15/oz typical	5.25 oz	$0.79Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 2.75 oz$0.45/oz typical	2.75 oz	$1.19Typical price
	Mint, 0.25$1.99 each typical	0.25	$0.50Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
	Feta, 5.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	5.25 oz	$3.70Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.18

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsHoney or maple syrupWine, beer and spiritsCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilMustard, mayo, ketchup

Not included in the cost.

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Mediterranean Vegetarian Budget Family Dinners Lunches Fall Summer

Typical price

$2.36 per serving$9.45 for 4

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Ingredients

1 pumpkin or butternut squash
2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
1 pinch aleppo chilli flakes plus extra to serve (optional)
3 tbsp maple syrup
100 g pecans
150 g wild rice
1 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 lemon zested and juiced
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp dijon mustard
75 g dried cranberries or cherries
small bunch of mint leaves picked and roughly chopped
small bunch of parsley roughly chopped
150 g feta crumbled

Steps

Heat the oven to 425 F and cut the pumpkin into bite-size pieces.
Toss the pumpkin with olive oil, maple syrup, salt, and chili flakes, then roast on a large baking sheet for 30 minutes.
Cook the wild rice in water for 40 to 45 minutes, until tender, then drain it.
Whisk the vinegar, lemon zest, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, and mustard in a large bowl.
Add the rice, pumpkin, cranberries, mint, parsley, pecans, and feta, then toss with the dressing.