Roast Butternut salad with a Chickpea twist
3rd May 2020Worldwide lockdown is upon us. Here in South Africa, it has been in effect for 6 weeks so far. I have used this time to experiment in the kitchen, and wow! The results have been superb! This is my first recipe post, and I assure you that it won’t be my last either. One thing I really dislike about online recipes is the useless waffling on that happens before we get to the actual meal… I don’t want to be that person. So let’s get on with this gorgeous roast butternut salad! Ingredients: 800g peeled and cubed butternutOlive oil (or…
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