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Roasted Delicata Squash Salad with Apples and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Ali Segersten (author)
Roasted Delicata Squash Salad with Apples and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

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