Butternut Squash & Kale Salad

Butternut Squash & Kale Salad

I made this recipe for my family pot luck Thanksgiving this year. It was a huge hit! It takes all of the colors and flavors of fall and puts them in one salad. While it has a lot of ingredients and directions, this recipe is easy to make and doesn’t require you to be standing in the kitchen dicing and chopping for very long. Enjoy!

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time10 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr
 1 medium butternut squash (about 1½ pounds), peeled, halved, seeded, and cut into ¾-inch cubes OR purchase 1 large package of pre-cut squash
 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (evoo)
 Himalayan pink salt
 black pepper
 2 bunches flat kale
 ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
 ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
Dressing
 3 ½ tbsp tablespoons tahini
 1 lemon juice
 1 small garlic clove, minced
 Himalayan pink salt
 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1

Add all dressing ingredients to a mason jar and mix well. Add a splash of water to thin. Keep adding until desired consistency.

2

Pre heat oven to 425F

3

Add squash to a large baking sheet and spread evenly

4

Add red onion, evoo, salt & pepper and mix ingredients around to evenly coat

5

Roast for about 45 minutes, mixing occasionally to ensure onions don't burn (remove onions if they start to)

6

Once roasted, cool squash for at least 1 hour

7

Strip the kale leaves and cut into strips or small pieces

8

Add kale to a large bowl

9

Massage kale with a sprinkle of salt and evoo to loosen leaves

10

Toast pine nuts in a dry pan for just a few minutes, moving around to avoid burning

11

Once cooled, add squash & onions to the bowl.

12

Add pine nuts and pomegranate seeds

13

Drizzle dressing on salad and voila!

 

Ingredients

 1 medium butternut squash (about 1½ pounds), peeled, halved, seeded, and cut into ¾-inch cubes OR purchase 1 large package of pre-cut squash
 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (evoo)
 Himalayan pink salt
 black pepper
 2 bunches flat kale
 ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
 ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
Dressing
 3 ½ tbsp tablespoons tahini
 1 lemon juice
 1 small garlic clove, minced
 Himalayan pink salt
 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1

Add all dressing ingredients to a mason jar and mix well. Add a splash of water to thin. Keep adding until desired consistency.

2

Pre heat oven to 425F

3

Add squash to a large baking sheet and spread evenly

4

Add red onion, evoo, salt & pepper and mix ingredients around to evenly coat

5

Roast for about 45 minutes, mixing occasionally to ensure onions don't burn (remove onions if they start to)

6

Once roasted, cool squash for at least 1 hour

7

Strip the kale leaves and cut into strips or small pieces

8

Add kale to a large bowl

9

Massage kale with a sprinkle of salt and evoo to loosen leaves

10

Toast pine nuts in a dry pan for just a few minutes, moving around to avoid burning

11

Once cooled, add squash & onions to the bowl.

12

Add pine nuts and pomegranate seeds

13

Drizzle dressing on salad and voila!

Butternut Squash & Kale Salad

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