Broccoli, squash and avocado salad

Ingredients:

  • 1 butternut squash
  • olive oil
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 lemon
  • 30g olive oil
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 30g almond flakes
  • 2 red chillies
  • 300g broccoli

Methods:

  • Preheat the oven to 200C.
  • Peel the butternut squash, chop it into small cubes, coat them in olive oil. Bake until tender and starting to char on the corners.
  • Meanwhile, in a bowl place an avocado, roughly chopped garlic clove, zest of 1 lemon, juice of half a lemon (about 30g), olive oil (30g), salt and black pepper. Handblender everything into a dressing.
  • Toast almond flakes in a small pan.
  • Thinly slice red chillies and place them into a small bowl.
  • Chop broccoli into bite size pieces. Steam them until tender.
  • Mix steamed broccoli with about equal amount of butternut squash (you are likely to have some leftover) and all the dressing.
  • Serve the salad topped with almond flakes and red chilli slices (amount depending on how spicy they are).

Inspired by: America’s Test Kitchen