Roasted Butternut, Pears and Kale Salad With Honey Wine Dressing

 

Our Roasted Butternut, Pears, and Kale Salad With Honey Wine Dressing is a delicious blend of flavors. We are using fresh kale right out of our Veggie Pod in the garden as a base for the salad then adding roasted seasoned butternut squash. Next we will add a layer of fresh pears with a Honey Wine Dressing that is a perfect dressing for this salad. We top it off with some pecans and Feta Cheese, we just love this salad!

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How To Make

Roasted Butternut, Pears and Kale Salad

With Honey Wine Dressing

A quick trip to my Veggie Pod

 to gather some fresh Kale.

I love the Veggie Pod for my winter greens.

Starting our salad with fresh Kale.

Roast the Butternut Squash with some olive oil and spices.

Chop up the Kale and place it in a large salad bowl.

Add the Roasted Butternut to the Kale.

Add the Pears to the top of the Butternut Squash

Mix the dressing and shake it up in the mixing jar.

Pour the dressing over the salad and toss.

Garnish with Pecans and Feta Cheese

Recipe

Yield: 8

Author: Miz Helen's Kitchen

Roasted Butternut, Pears, and Kale Salad With Honey Wine Dressing

Roasted Butternut, Pears & Kale Salad With Honey Wine Dressing. A delicious blend of roasted butternut, pears, kale dressed in a honey wine dressing.

Ingredients

The Salad

• 8 to 10 cups fresh kale, chopped small
• 4 cups roasted butternut squash
• 3 pears, peeled, sliced
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 cup Feta Cheese, crumbled

Roasted Butternut Squash

• 4 cups butternut squash, chopped in small pieces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Honey Wine Dressing

• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
• 1 garlic pod, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

Roasted Butternut Squash

1. Peel the butternut squash and split it down the middle. Chop the squash into small pieces. We need 4 cups for the recipe, and you can freeze the remainder for another recipe.
2. In a long baking sheet pan, pour the olive oil in the bottom of the pan. Place the 4 cups of butternut onto the baking sheet pan with the olive oil. Toss the butternut in the oil and season with the salt, pepper and thyme.
3. Roast the butternut at 425 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
4. Remove to a cooling rack and cool before adding to the salad.

The Salad

1. Add the fresh kale into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add the roasted butternut squash, then add the sliced pears on top of the butternut, and toss well.
3. Drizzle the dressing over the salad, then toss well.
4. Garnish with the pecans and Feta Cheese.
5. Serve Cold

Honey Wine Dressing

1. In a mixing jar, pour the win vinegar, olive oil, honey, Dijon Mustard, minced garlic, salt, cayenne pepper, and thyme into the jar. Place the lid on the jar and shake until the dressing is creamy.

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This is a delicious blend of flavors for this salad.

This Roasted Butternut, Pears and Kale Salad 

With Honey Wine Dressing is ready to serve!

I Can't Wait To Have This Salad, It is So Delicious!

Enjoy Every Bite!

I sure hope that you enjoy the salad, we always enjoy having you at our table. Thanks so much for stopping by to see us today and hope that you will come back to see us real soon!

Peace and Joy

Miz Helen

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