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Autumn Kale Salad with arugula, apple, pecans, and chickpeas in a wooden serving bowl.

Autumn Kale Salad with Delicata Squash and Maple Dijon Dressing

This colorful salad is full of seasonal favorites like apples, delicata squash and pecans. It is dressed with a sweet and tangy, herby maple and dijon dressing that is so tasty. This is the perfect Holiday salad.
5 from 3 votes
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Cook Time 30 minutes
Course dinner, holiday, lunch, Salad
Cuisine American, california, fusion
Servings 4
Calories 355 kcal

Ingredients
  

For Crispy Chickpeas and Delicata Squash

  • 1 delicata squash cut in half moons
  • 15 oz chickpeas drained
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

For Dressing

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 ea fresh black pepper to taste
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme leaves only
  • 10 leaves fresh mint

For Salad

  • 2 cups dinosaur kale
  • 2 cups arugula
  • 2 cups red cabbage shredded
  • 1 large apple sliced
  • ¼ cup pecans
  • ¼ cup pumpkin seeds

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Combine delicata squash, chickpeas, smoked paprika, salt and maple syrup. Spread on a single layer on a sheet pan and bake for 20 minutes turning once halfway. Let cool.
  • Make dressing by combining olive oil, maple syrup, lemon, dijon mustard, black pepper, mint and thyme. Blend until smooth.
  • In a large bowl add kale, arugula, cabbage, apple, roasted squash and chickpeas plus pecans and pumpkin seeds. Pour dressing over and toss well until coated.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 10gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.003gSodium: 642mgPotassium: 929mgFiber: 11gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 3671IUVitamin C: 69mgCalcium: 170mgIron: 4mg
Keyword chickpeas, delicata, greens, kale, pecans, pumpkinseeds, salad, seasonal
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