Roasted Butternut Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing
 
 
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Yields: 4 side salads
Ingredients
For the salad:
  • 4 cups peeled and chopped butternut squash
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
  • about 6 large leaves of lettuce, rinsed and chopped
  • 1 avocado, chopped
  • 1/3 cup shelled pistachios, toasted and chopped
For the dressing:
  • juice of 2 limes
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425. On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, toss chopped butternut squash with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Roast for about 20 minutes, until squash is tender but not browned, stirring once about halfway through.
  2. While the squash roasts, cook quinoa according to package instructions.
  3. Whisk together dressing ingredients (lime juice, olive oil and honey) and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  4. When butternut squash and quinoa are done cooking, place in a large bowl with lettuce and avocado. Add dressing and toss. (You may have a bit of dressing left over.)
  5. Top with chopped pistachios and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Recipe by Coffee & Quinoa at https://www.coffeeandquinoa.com/2014/01/roasted-butternut-squash-chopped-salad-with-honey-lime-dressing/