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Butternut Squash, Kale, and Farro Salad

Difficulty Easy

(Serves 4)

Butternut Squash, Kale, and Farro Salad

Recipe by thesal28_wpCourse: SALADSDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

45

minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked farro, room temperature or cooler (barley works well too)

  • 4 cups lacinato kale, shredded

  • 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeds removed, cut into 1/2 dice

  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds

  • 3 tbsp grapeseed oil

  • 5 sprigs of thyme

  • 2 tsp orange zest

  • 1/2 cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese

  • Dressing
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

  • 1 tbsp capers, drained

  • 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard

  • 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 

  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

  • 2/3 cup grapeseed oil

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 3/4 tsp Kosher salt

  • 1/2 black pepper

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare an 18×13 sheet pan with parchment paper or foil. Rub squash pieces with 3 tbsp grapeseed oil, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Roast squash for 30 minutes. While squash is in the oven, prepare dressing by placing lemon juice, capers, Dijon, Worcestershire, and garlic in the bowl of your food processor or blender. Pulse until garlic is chunky and capers finely chopped. With motor running, drizzle in grapeseed oil, then olive oil, and season as desired with salt and pepper.  Remove thyme leaves from stems and add to dressing. Whisk dressing to incorporate.
  • When squash pieces are cool enough to handle, prepare salad by mixing in a large bowl: squash, farro, kale, sunflower seeds, about 1/2 cup dressing, and orange zest. Season to taste with more salt and pepper, if desired. Divide salad between 4 plates and using a microplane grater, top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese (or sprinkle 2 tbsp on top if using pre-grated cheese). Pass around remaining dressing.

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