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Roasted Vegetable Salad with Spiced Grains & Chestnuts

serves
Serves 2
time
40 mins
level
Beginner
Hunker down with this super comforting salad packed with sweet roasted root veg, glorious grains, creamy chestnuts, fresh kale, and the zing of quick pickled red onions – a real crowd pleaser for a feast or the perfect use for some leftover roasted veg.

Roasted Vegetable Salad with Spiced Grains & Chestnuts

serves
Serves 2
time
40 mins
level
Beginner
Hunker down with this super comforting salad packed with sweet roasted root veg, glorious grains, creamy chestnuts, fresh kale, and the zing of quick pickled red onions – a real crowd pleaser for a feast or the perfect use for some leftover roasted veg.

Ingredients

  • 4 medium-sized carrots (mixed colour/heritage make for a colourful display)
  • 4 parsnips
  • 4-6 mixed beetroots (size depending)
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 red onion
  • Red wine vinegar
  • Sugar
  • 1 x 250g pouch of Merchant Gourmet Glorious Grains
  • ½ a pouch of Merchant Gourmet Chestnuts
  • ½ bag kale, stalks removed
  • Olive oil
  • Salt & pepper
  • Balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180C
  2. Quarter parsnips and carrots lengthways and put into a roasting tin with olive oil, salt & pepper.
  3. Quarter beetroots and put into a separate roasting tin with olive oil, salt & pepper.
  4. Roast all vegetable for 25-30 mins checking that they are cooked through.
  5. Once cooked through, coat the carrots and parsnips with maple syrup and put back in the oven for 5-10 mins until sticky and do the same with the beetroots but with the balsamic vinegar.
  6. Finely slice the red onion, mix well with a pinch of salt and sugar then sprinkle over a few spoons of red wine vinegar and leave to marinade
  7. Sprinkle kale with olive oil and salt and massage until the leaves become soft.
  8. Toss together the kale, roasted vegetables, Glorious Grains, chopped chestnuts then serve in a large bowl. Top with the pickled red onion slices and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. 

Good to know!

Add any leftover veg to this warming winter salad.

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