Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad – The Rose Desk

Searching for a brilliant wholesome, scrumptious recipe? This Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad is full of vitamins and taste!

Quinoa is one in all my favourite components and I actually ought to characteristic it extra. I make tons of quinoa salads however I don’t weblog sufficient of them! This cozy dish makes use of a few of my favourite winter components: roasted butternut squash, kale, and my fast and simple maple French dressing.

This is likely one of the greatest salads I’ve made all yr and it’s straightforward to customise. Don’t have kale? Substitute spinach. Don’t like feta? Attempt goat cheese. Don’t have pecans? Attempt almonds.

I resisted the urge so as to add pomegranate arils just because I put them in EVERYTHING within the winter however you may have them available, they might be scrumptious on this dish.

I like a calming salad even within the winter as a result of I’m fairly lazier about meals than individuals assume that I’m. A giant wholesome grain salad like that is so helpful to have available for lunch! I hope you’re keen on this recipe as a lot as I do!

Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad

1 cup quinoa 
1 butternut squash
2 cups kale
1 cup feta, crumbled
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
6 oz feta cheese, crumbled 
Salt, pepper
Maple French dressing, recipe follows

1. Preheat oven to 400 levels. Lower the ends off of a butternut squash. Peel, then minimize in half and scoop out the seeds. Slice, then minimize into cubes. Toss cubed squash with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on a baking sheet for about half-hour or till fork-tender. Let cool. 
2. Prepare dinner quinoa in keeping with package deal instructions. Let cool. Rinse 3-4 kale leaves and pat dry. Take away stem and minimize kale into small items.
3. Toss cooked quinoa with roasted butternut squash, kale, feta cheese, dried cranberries, and toasted pecans. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Add maple French dressing if serving instantly; if refrigerating salad, use half of the dressing and toss with the remaining French dressing proper earlier than serving.

Maple French dressing

2 Tbsp champagne vinegar
4 Tbsp olive oil
3 Tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Sea salt, freshly floor pepper 

1. Whisk collectively components. Style and add extra salt/pepper if wanted.

Blissful cooking,

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