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Roasted Butternut Squash, Apple and Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Roasted Pecans

This fall/winter beautiful salad is satisfying, nutritious and loaded with sweet and tangy flavours! The sweet roasted butternut squash, with the crispy apple, creaminess of the goat cheese and honey glazed roasted pecans is a perfect pairing with the honey and apple cider vinaigrette!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Salad
Calories: 365

Ingredients
  

Salad:
  • 2-2½ cups butternut squash, peeled and cubed
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup pecans, toasted
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 5 cups mixed greens including aurgula, spinach
  • 1 organic Granny Smith apple, cubed or sliced
  • 1/3 cup goat cheese, crumbled
  • 1/3 cup pomegranate arils
Vinaigrette:

Equipment

  • Baking sheet

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400℉.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, add butternut squash, olive oil, salt and pepper and toss together. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the squash is tender and slightly roasted.
  3. In a small bowl, mix together pecans with honey and seasoning with salt. For the last 7 minutes of cooking the squash, reduce the heat to 350℉ and add the pecans on the baking sheet next to the squash. Bake for 5-7 minutes. Stir once removed to prevent them from sticking to the parchment paper. Set aside to cool.   
  4. While the squash is cooking, mix together in a bowl avocado oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Transfer to a dressing bottle.
  5. In a large bowl, add mixed greens, aurgula and spinach, squash, pecans and apple. Pour enough of the vinaigrette over the salad and gently toss. Top with crumbled goat cheese. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 365kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 6gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 375mgPotassium: 240mgFiber: 3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 796IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg

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