Roasted Delicata Squash Salad with Apples and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Ali Segersten (author) Sep 08, 2020
Roasted Delicata Squash Salad with Apples and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Difficulty
Average Recipe
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Servings
6

Delicata squash are a smaller, sweet winter squash with thin skin—so they don’t need to be peeled before roasting or eating! Winter squash are available early to mid-fall and can usually be found through March in most grocery stores. Serve salad with a hearty bean soup or with baked salmon for a balanced meal. Use the simple olive oil and apple cider vinegar dressing below, or use another dressing on this site.

Ingredients

Squash

1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 medium delicata squash
¼ teaspoons sea salt

Salad

1 heads romaine lettuce torn, rinsed and spun dry
1 small granny smith apples cored and sliced thin
3 green onions cut into thin rounds
½ cups pumpkin seeds toasted
¼ cups raisins (or dried currants)

Dressing

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
sea salt
black pepper