Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Orange Dijon Vinaigrette

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Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Orange Dijon Vinaigrette

This Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette is made delicious with dried cranberries, goat cheese, and pine nuts. Topping this salad with an orange vinaigrette makes the flavor profile out of this world.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Roasted Squash Salad

Servings:

Calories: 321kcal

Author: Becca Ludlum

Equipment

Kitchen Knife
Metal Pan for Oven

Ingredients

1 butternut squash small, diced
1 delicata squash small, diced
5 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp orange juice
1 ½ tsp thyme divided
1 clove garlic minced
2 bags spring mix I use 6 oz bags
1 apple sliced
1 carrots grated
6 ounces goat cheese crumbled
¼ cup pine nuts toasted
¼ cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup cranberries dried

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425F.
Toss your squash with a quick spray of olive oil and thyme and spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 1 butternut squash 1 delicata squash
Roast for 30 minutes flipping halfway through.
While your squash roasts, mix together olive oil, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, orange juice, thyme, garlic, optional salt and pepper. 5 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp orange juice 1 ½ tsp thyme 1 clove garlic
Remove your squash from the oven and allow it to cool.
Add spring mix, sliced apples, grated carrots, squash and dressing to a large bowl and toss to coat everything with dressing. 2 bags spring mix 1 apple 1 carrots
Top with goat cheese, pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, and cranberries. 6 ounces goat cheese ¼ cup pine nuts ¼ cup pomegranate seeds ¼ cup cranberries
Serve immediately.

Notes

Recipe Tips:

Add salt and pepper to taste.
For a time saver, buy bagged butternut squash cubes.
If using a fresh orange I like to add orange zest to the dressing.
Delicata squash does not have to be peeled, just make sure to wash the outside well.
You can make the dressing ahead up time to allow the flavors to merry, just give it a good shake before serving,
If you assemble the salad ahead of time, don’t add the dressing. It will get soggy if it sits too long. Add the dressing right before serving.

Healthy Eating Plans

This recipe is perfect for those of you following a health eating plan. See below for details.

- Weight Watchers:
  This salad is easily customizable for more or less points. To reduce points, reduce or remove cranberries & pine nuts from the recipe. Points are calculated based on using reduced fat goat cheese.
  - For the 2025 & 2023 Plans, this recipe is 8 points per serving. You can reduce the points by reducing or omitting the cranberries and reduced fat goat cheese, and reducing the olive oil.
  - Roasted Squash (squash plus a quick spray of olive oil): 1 Blue Plan Point | 1 Green Plan Point | 1 Purple Plan Point | 0 2023 Plan Points
  - Dressing (olive oil, vinegar, mustard, orange juice): 3 Blue Plan Points | 3 Green Plan Points | 3 Purple Plan Points | 4 2023 Plan Points
  - Salad (spring mix, apple, carrot, pine nuts, reduced fat goat cheese, pomegranate seeds, dried cranberries): 4 Blue Plan Points | 4 Green Plan Points | 4 Purple Plan Points | 4 2023 Plan Points

- 21 Day Fix/Ultimate Portion Fix: For UPF, omit the dried cranberries.
  - - The entire recipe (6 servings) equals 12 Green Containers, 2 Purple Containers, 6 Blue Containers, 6 Orange Containers, 3 Teaspoons.
  - - Per Serving: 2 Green Containers, 1/3 Purple Container, 1 Blue Container, 1 Orange Containers, 1/2 Teaspoon.

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