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Butternut Squash and Spinach Salad

Yum…a hearty winter salad that can be served alone or along with meat or fish.

Butternut Squash and Spinach Salad

Yum…a hearty winter salad that can be served alone or along with meat or fish.

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Ingredients

Recipe serves: 4
1 medium butternut squash (about 2 pounds), halved and seeded
2 red onions, halved tip to tip then sliced into 1-inch wedges
¼ cup olive oil, plus more as needed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
½ cup crumbled feta
¼ cup full-fat yogurt
¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
3 cups fresh spinach
2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds, roasted or unroasted- salted tastes great
salt and pepper, to taste
optional
1 cup cooked bulgar wheat or farro
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Butternut Squash and Spinach Salad
  • time
    1 hour
  • serves
    4
  • skill level
    Easy

Ingredients

Directions

1
Done

Heat the oven to 425 degrees.

2
Done

To a sheet pan, add the squash and onions. Use the tip of a sharp knife to pierce the squash all over. Coat everything, including the squash skin, with 3 tablespoons of olive oil then season with salt and pepper.

3
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Season the cut side of the squash with the cumin and ½ teaspoon of the coriander. Place cut-side down and surround with the onions. You can always peel and cut squash into 1.5 inch cubes or buy already cut!

4
Done

Roast until the squash skin is blistered, browned and easily pierced with a fork, 25 to 40 minutes, depending on the thickness of the squash.

5
Done

Dressing

In a large serving bowl, combine the feta, yogurt and orange juice with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and ½ teaspoon coriander. Season to taste with salt.

6
Done

Remove the squash from the oven and let cool slightly.

7
Done

Add the spinach to the serving bowl; toss to coat in the dressing.

8
Done

Use a spoon to scoop bite-size pieces of the squash from the skin, placing them on the sheet pan to cool slightly. When done, discard the skin and scrape everything on the sheet pan into the bowl, tossing to combine.

9
Done

Season to taste with salt or more oil. Garnish with the sunflower seeds, (add the bulgar wheat or farro) and a few grinds of pepper and serve warm or at room temperature.