Comments on: Roasted Pumpkin Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

By: Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life

Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:12:58 +0000

In reply to April Fair. Hi April, it's the last recipe card in the blog post, here! We also have a dedicated blog page for it, since it's such a special recipe!

By: April Fair

April Fair — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:46:54 +0000

I’m having trouble finding the balsamic vinagrette recipe card. Is it on this page somewhere? Thank you!

By: Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life

Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:51:26 +0000

In reply to Manjit Kaur.

We’re happy to hear the salad was a hit, but sorry to hear about the chickpeas cooking more quickly than the pumpkin!

Did you make sure to cut the wedges to be only ½ inch thick? Any thicker and they’d take longer to cook. It’s also possible that certain varieties of pumpkin may take longer than others to roast.

In the future, you can always roast the pumpkin for 15 minutes, then remove it from the oven, add the chickpeas, and continue roasting them together.

We hope you have better luck next time, and thanks again for all of your support 🙂

By: Manjit Kaur

Manjit Kaur — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:44:58 +0000

I made this salad for office lunch yesterday. It was an instant hit. The pumpkin was roasted perfectly but the chickpeas did not roast to my satisfaction. Some hardened and some were okay. I was thinking maybe I should keep the boiled chickpeas a little moist next time and see how they turn out. Any suggestions? The pumpkin crunch was the winner. Thank you for this delicious recipe

By: Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life

Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:32:06 +0000

In reply to Krista Morrow. Awesome, Krista. Thanks for your comment and for taking the time to review!

By: Krista Morrow

Krista Morrow — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:22:18 +0000

Love, love, love this recipe! It’s always a hit with my family when I serve this. I make extra pepitas and use them to liven up my salads later in the week.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:12:21 +0000

This salad is pretty WOW! It is involved as there is a lot of steps, but honestly the end product was totally worth the effort. I would absolutely make this again, as it was a big hit and really good as a crowd pleasing salad. I recommend not adding the chickpeas if it’s a salad bring served alongside a main.

By: Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life

Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:38:11 +0000

In reply to LauraInSeattle.

Hi Laura, thank you so much for the kind words! It’s great to hear you find the blog posts helpful.

We’re sorry to hear your pumpkin took much longer to cook! Did you make sure to cut the wedges to be only ½ inch thick? Any thicker and they’d take longer to cook. It’s also possible that certain varieties of pumpkin may take longer than others to roast.

In the future, you can always roast the pumpkin for 15 minutes, then remove it from the oven, add the chickpeas, and continue roasting them together.

We hope you have better luck next time, and thanks again for all of your support 🙂

By: LauraInSeattle

LauraInSeattle — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:37:37 +0000

YUM!
Nisha, I appreciate that you anticipate the C-team home cook’s unending questions!! Directions, modifications, shopping tips and steps/strategies were spot on! And this salad will be on repeat.

Like Timothy, below, I also made the dressing and pepita crunch before cooking anything. I liked not having to worry about it while also cooking the pumpkin.

Note to self: Never underestimate the difficulty of cutting a pumpkin!! I will opt for a different squash next time.

Question: My pumpkin needed WAY more time than my chickpeas, resulting in about one third of the chickpeas being um, “carbonized”. Suggestions?

What a generous gift to have this many recipes at our fingertips for Thanksgiving. Thankful for you!

By: Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life

Kaitlin @ Rainbow Plant Life — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:10:31 +0000

In reply to Ashley. We're over the moon to hear everyone enjoyed the recipe, Ashley. Thanks for your kind words!