Roasted Butternut and Asian Pear Salad with a Pomegranate Vinaigrette

These flavors may scream fall, but sometimes you just need a hearty, comfort-flavored salad, right?

Roasted Butternut and Asian Pear Salad with a Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Add cheese or leave it off for a diary-free option. Goat or Feta adds a nice salty and creamy factor, if you choose to use it, and pairs beautifully with the roasted squash and bright, juicy pomegranate seeds. Asian pears are crisp and hold up well in salads, but you can also use apple or pear.

Roasted Butternut and Asian Pear Salad with a Pomegranate Vinaigrette

These flavors may scream fall, but sometimes you just need a hearty, comfort-flavored salad, right? Add cheese or leave it off for a diary-free option. Goat or Feta adds a nice salty and creamy factor, if you choose to use it, and pairs beautifully with the roasted squash and bright, juicy pomegranate seeds. Asian pears are crisp and hold up well in salads, but you can also use apple or pear. Serves about 6.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Salad
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

For the butternut squash

  • 1 Tbsp Sigona’s garlic olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp honey such as local, raw Honey Hole Honey Co. honey, available only at Sigona’s
  • 1/4 tsp each cinnamon and ground chili powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • About 2 cups cubed about 1/2-inch cubes butternut squash

For the salad:

  • About 12 oz baby spinach or about 1 to 2 hefty handfuls per person
  • 1 Asian pear halved, cored and sliced on a mandoline, at about 3mm. (use half or all, depending on size of pear)
  • 1/2 cup glazed pecans look for other pecan options in Sigona’s Dried Fruit & Nut section
  • At least a 1/2 cup fresh pomegranate arils seeds, more to taste/appearance
  • Optional: crumbled feta or goat cheese

For the dressing:

Instructions
 

  • Directions: Preheat oven to 400°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. To prepare the squash, whisk together the garlic oil, honey, cinnamon, chili powder, salt and pepper. Add the squash and toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer on the baking sheet and roast for 25-30 minutes, flipping the cubes half-way through, until tender but not mushy.
  • To make the dressing, either whisk together all ingredients in a medium bowl or add to a lidded jar and shake until emulsified.
  • In a large mixing bowl, toss the spinach with the pear and squash. Transfer to a serving platter or distribute among individual plates. Top with pecans, pomegranate arils and cheese, if using, then drizzle the dishes with a bit of the vinaigrette. Serve remaining vinaigrette on the side.
Keyword Sigona’s Garlic infused olive oil, Sigona’s Pomegranate Balsamic
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