Last night for dinner, we had a deliciously healthy salad. It was a mixture of organic baby greens and roasted butternut squash that was dressed with a spicy mustard and chili vinaigrette. The salad had sweetness from dried cranberries and crunchiness from toasty pumpkin seeds. What made this so simple was I brought organic squash that was already peeled and cubed. My recipe was adapted from Health magazine, November 2015. This salad was a colorful and wonderful light meal for fall!
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds organic butternut squash, peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes
- ¼ cup + 1 teaspoon grapeseed oil
- 2 tablespoons organic maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons organic apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon + pinch of chili powder
- ⅛ teaspoon + pinch of sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon + pinch of cayenne
- ⅓ cup hulled pumpkin seeds
- 4 cups (5 ounces) organic baby mixed greens
- 2 tablespoons organic dried cranberries
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a rimmed baking pan with aluminum foil. Toss the squash with 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil and spread over pan in a single layer. Place in oven and roast for 30 minutes.
- While squash is roasting, whisk together in a small bowl the syrup, vinegar, mustard, ¼ teaspoon chili powder, ⅛ teaspoon salt, cumin and ⅛ teaspoon cayenne. Add 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil in a slow steady stream while whisking.
- After squash has been in the oven for 30 minutes, stir and brush with 2 tablespoons vinaigrette. Place back into oven and roast until golden brown for about 15 minutes.
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, stir the pumpkin seeds with 1 teaspoon oil. Add a pinch of salt, chili powder and cayenne. Stir well. Toast for about 8 minutes.
- Toss greens with vinaigrette. Serve greens on 4 individual plates. Sprinkle with cranberries and pumpkins seeds. Finally, add butternut squash. 4 servings.
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This looks fantastic! I am loving all the fall squashes on your page lately.
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Thank you so much, Brittany.
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This looks and sounds delicious! The squash would be wonderful yumm
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I have become a fan butternut squash, since I started to blog! Thanks for commenting!
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Sounds good!
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Thanks! 🙂
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I think I will make some! 🙂
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I hope you like it!
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I am sure I will!:)
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Thank you!
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🙂 yummm
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Thank you, Lynz.
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