Pumpkin Pasta Salad with Green Goddess Dressing feat. Vetta SMART Protein Spaghetti
Cooking time: 30 minutes, serves 3-4
- 375g Vetta SMART Protein Spaghetti
- 1 pack (375g) Vetta SMART Protein Spaghetti
- 600g butternut pumpkin – peel and take out seeds. Cut into small 2cm cubes.
- 250g punnet baby tomatoes – cut each tomato in half
- 1 x zucchini - cut into small pieces
- 1 x small red onion – thinly sliced
- 2 x tablespoons toasted pine nuts
Green Goddess Dressing
- 1 x ripe avocado - diced
- Leaves from one fresh bunch of continental parsley
- Leaves from one fresh bunch of coriander
- 2 garlic cloves – thinly sliced
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 x tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Line 2 baking trays with baking paper and preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan forced.
- Place pumpkin and zucchini on one tray and tomatoes on the second tray. Drizzle olive oil over both and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast pumpkin and zucchini for 15 minutes, then add the tomatoes to the oven and roast for another 10 minutes.
- Cook the SMART Protein Spaghetti according to packet instructions in a large saucepan. Once cooked, drain and rinse well under cold running water.
- Green Goddess Dressing: Put all dressing ingredients into a food processor and mix until smooth. Season to taste.
- Toast pinenuts in a small pan over low heat and until slightly browned. Be careful not to burn them.
- Pour dressing over the pasta.
- Gently stir in the vegetables, tomatoes, and onion.
- Garnish with the roasted pine nuts.