Roasted Squash, Ras El Hanout and Cracked Wheat Salad

    15m prep time
    45m total time
    Easy level
    13 ingredients

Sweet and sticky roasted squash, mixed with wholesome cracked wheat, jewel-like cranberries, fragrant mint and salty feta cheese. A fresh yet warming salad that feels nourishing and hearty.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190°C fan and line a tray with baking parchment. Peel and deseed the butternut squash before chopping into 2-3cm chunks and placing them onto the tray. Season with salt, pepper and scatter over half of the Ras El Hanout. Drizzle over the honey and half of the olive oil before placing it into the oven to roast for 30 minutes. Stir once during cooking and watch that the squash towards the outside of the tray isn't catching.

Step 2

Bring a large pan of water to a rapid boil (we recommend using the kettle to speed up the process). Wash the bulgar wheat under cold running water before adding to the boiling water. Cook for 10-12 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Drain and leave to stand while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.

Step 3

Chop the mint, pistachios and cranberries and drain the chickpeas. Pour the cooked cracked bulgar wheat into a large bowl and add all the chopped ingredients along with the crumbled feta and the drained chickpeas. Once cooked, caramelised and well roasted, add the butternut squash to the warm cracked bulgur wheat. Season well with the remaining Ras El Hanout and a squeeze of lemon juice and the reaming olive oil and give everything a huge mix.

Step 4

Serve the salad while warm with a spoonful of houmous on the side, if you wish.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 0.5 Lemon, juice 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 100g Houmous 1 x Sainsbury's Houmous 200g
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 500ml
  • 1 Butternut Squash, diced 1 x Sainsbury's Butternut Squash Loose
  • 1 tbsp Runny Honey 1 x Sainsbury's Runny Honey 340g
  • 50g Pistachios, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Pistachio Nuts 100g
  • 250g Cracked Bulgur Wheat, washed 1 x Sainsbury's Cracked Bulgur Wheat 500g
  • 15g Chopped Mint, leaves picked and chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Mint 30g
  • 3 tbsp Ras El Hanout 1 x Sainsbury's Ras El Hanout, Inspired to Cook 45g
  • 100g Feta, crumbled 1 x Sainsbury's Greek Feta Cheese 200g
  • 50g Dried Cranberries, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Dried Cranberries 75g
  • 1 Tin Chickpeas, drained 1 x Sainsbury's Chickpeas in Water 400g (240g*)
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