Description
A delicious and healthy salad featuring roasted delicata squash, baby arugula, and a tangy maple dijon dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 cups baby arugula
- 2 small delicata squash
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup goat cheese
- ½ cup chopped dates
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- dash black pepper
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉ (200°C). Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper and spray with olive oil spray.
- Rinse your delicata squash. Cut off the ends and carefully cut delicata squash in half lengthwise. No need to remove the skin of delicata squash. Scoop out the seeds and cut the squash into thin moon shaped slices.
- Combine the squash with olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme. Give it a toss and add it in a single layer to the baking sheet. You may need to use 2 baking sheets.
- Roast in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until fork tender.
- While the squash roasts, make the maple dijon dressing by whisking the dressing ingredients in a small bowl or shaking them in a mason jar. My suggestion is to whisk everything except the olive oil. Then drizzle in the oil and whisk until it’s emulsified. This helps prevent the dressing from separating.
- The squash is done roasting when it’s golden brown and fork tender. Remove from the oven and let it cool.
- In a large bowl or your favorite serving bowl, arrange the arugula. Top the bed of arugula with delicata squash slices, pecans, goat cheese, and dates.
- Drizzle about half the dressing on right before serving. Serve the rest of the dressing on the side.
Notes
- This salad can be served warm or cold.
- Feel free to substitute walnuts for pecans, or dried cranberries for dates.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Salads
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 15mg