This salad is all kinds of healthy and all kinds of delicious! Made with roasted butternut squash, fresh kale and collard greens, creamy avocado, crunchy pepita seeds, and just the right amount of seasoning. The perfect summer to fall salad.
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This delicious kale salad recipe is brought to you by the popular vegan blogger and cookbook author, Kim-Julie Hansen. Her cookbook, Vegan Reset: The 28-Day Plan to Kickstart Your Healthy Lifestyle is filled with healthy and easy recipes just like this salad. It's also one of the best resources for those who want to go vegan but are afraid to take the plunge because it seems too hard.
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Papaya Boats
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And one of our favorites, the Avocado-Kale Salad with Butternut Squash, which we're going to share with you now.
HOW TO MAKE KALE SALAD WITH AVOCADO AND ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH
It doesn't get easier than this. The only cooking required is to simply roast the butternut squash and toast the pepitas, the rest is just chopping and massaging. The greens, you can get a massage after you eat the salad. 😉
First - Dice the butternut squash, toss it with olive oil and salt and pepper, and roast it until the edges are nice and crispy.
Second - Chop the kale and collard green leaves and massage the avocado into them. This will make the kale easier to eat, and it ensures that the avocado covers every nook and cranny of those leaves.
Third - Toast the pepitas with the spices and toss into the greens with the butternut squash and dig in!
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This salad is full of textures and flavors, we loved every single bite, and we know that you will too!
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AVOCADO-KALE SALAD WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH
Ingredients
- ½ butternut squash seeds removed, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon olive oil plus more for drizzling over the squash
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt plus 1 pinch
- 1 large avocado
- 4 cups shredded curly kale
- 1 collard green leaf chopped
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon curry powder
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/ 177°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread the squash on the baking sheet, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Bake for 45 minutes.
- In a large bowl, massage the avocado into the kale and collard greens. Add the butternut squash.
- Toast the pumpkin seeds in the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a skillet over high heat for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium, add the curry powder, red pepper flakes, and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt, and toast for 1 to 2 more minutes. Sprinkle the seeds over the salad.
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regs says
Super yummy salad!
Linda Meyer says
Thank you so much!
Corrine says
I want this book for the healthy recipes which also look delicious!
Linda Meyer says
Thanks, Corrine! Good luck!
Lydia Claire says
I want to win the book because I am still trying to go from vegan processed convenience foods to WFPB vegan.
Linda Meyer says
Hi Lydia! This is definitely the book for you. It's filled with WFPB recipes that are easy to make. Good luck! 🙂
Yessenia says
I would like this book because I would like to eat healthier abd that salad with butternut squash I've never thought of placing butternut squah in a salad before.
Linda Meyer says
The warm squash was such a nice touch with the cold greens. This book is all about eating healthy and well. Good luck!
Yessenia says
I want this book because I would like to start eating healthier and that avoxado salad with butternut squash recipe looks amazing.
Linda Meyer says
It was so good! Best of luck to you!
Christine @ Run Plant Based says
Yum, this salad and book sounds great, perfect for those starting out on the journey and needing inspiration.
Linda Meyer says
It was so good! This is book for new and seasoned vegans.