Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Burrata

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Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Burrata
This beautiful butternut squash salad with creamy burrata cheese and peppery arugula is perfect for fall entertaining. For the best flavor and texture, remove the burrata from the refrigerator about an hour before use and assemble the salad while the squash is still warm from roasting so the cheese will melt slightly. Feel free to use precut butternut squash to make this recipe easier. If you can find pomegranates, the arils add a bright pop of color and flavor to this healthy salad, but it's just as good—and almost as impressive-looking—without them.
active:
30 mins
total:
35 mins
Servings:
4
Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Burrata

Ingredients

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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  • Combine 1 tablespoon oil, cumin, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add squash; toss to coat. Spread on a large rimmed baking sheet and roast, stirring once, until tender, about 25 minutes.

  • Meanwhile, whisk shallot, molasses, vinegar, thyme and the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a small bowl.

  • When the squash has finished roasting, toss arugula with 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette. Transfer to a serving platter. Scatter the squash over the arugula and top with burrata slices. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons dressing and sprinkle with walnuts and pomegranate seeds (if using).

Tips

Tips: Pomegranate molasses has a bright, tangy flavor. (Don't confuse it with grenadine syrup, which contains little or no pomegranate juice.) Find it in Middle Eastern markets and some large supermarkets near the vinegar or molasses. To make your own: Simmer 4 cups pomegranate juice, uncovered, in a medium nonreactive saucepan over medium heat until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 45 to 50 minutes. (Do not let the syrup reduce too much or it will darken and become very sticky.) Makes about 1/2 cup. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

Tips

To seed a pomegranate, fill a large bowl with water. Lightly score the fruit into quarters from crown to stem end, cutting through the skin but not into the interior of the fruit. Hold the fruit underwater, break it apart and use your hands to gently separate the plump seeds (arils) from the outer skin and white pith. The seeds will drop to the bottom of the bowl and the pith will float to the surface. Discard the pith. Pour the seeds into a colander. Rinse and pat dry. The seeds can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:
1 1/2 cups
Per Serving:
297 calories; protein 8.5g; carbohydrates 22.1g; dietary fiber 4.3g; sugars 6g; fat 22.5g; saturated fat 5.8g; cholesterol 19mg; vitamin a iu 16240.2IU; vitamin c 35.1mg; folate 80.9mcg; calcium 285.5mg; iron 2.4mg; magnesium 80.5mg; potassium 696mg; sodium 392.3mg; thiamin 0.2mg.
Exchanges:

3 fat, 1 starch, 1/2 high-fat protein, 1/2 vegetable
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