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Butternut Squash Quinoa with Kale, Cranberries, Walnuts and Goat Cheese

September 24, 2014

It doesn’t get much healthier than this here salad.

Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad

 

It also doesn’t get much better either. This Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad screams FALL, loud and clear! Even the colors – green, orange, and deep purpley red? And yes, deep purpley red IS a color. Ugh so in love.

Did I mention I love Fall? We won’t go there again…Seriously though, cooking and baking Fall food is the best. It’s comforting, colorful, warm, delicious, and so so so satisfying.

After a long weekend in Newport Rhode Island (you seriously must go there!), we felt we needed to take a bit of a lighter approach towards our meal choices. Hooooowever…I do have pumpkin pie spice cookies in my oven right now.  sshhh….

Anyway, a lighter approach…so I made this quinoa salad as a side dish and for lunch. It’s a little work, but simple work and SO GOOD.

Butternut Squash

BUTTERNUT SQUASH! One of Fall’s most delectable vegetables I must say. It’s so incredibly easy to make and goes well with a ton of stuff – as a sauce, in a salad, stuffed with cheese and other veggies for dinner, a soup. The list goes on…

If you need some tips on how to cut up a butternut squash watch this video. It helped me!

I decided to cube it up, saute it, and put it in this salad with some other delicious Fall ingredients like kale and cranberries.

Butternut Squash Quinoa from stuckonsweet.com

Oh and I added some toasted walnuts for crunch and a little goat cheese, well because, I love goat cheese.

These flavors WORK. There is just a pinch of salt and pepper in this salad and that’s it. No joke. The quinoa is cooked in chicken stock giving it some flaaaava, the cranberries are sweet, the kale is bitter, the walnuts are crunchy and toasty, the butternut squash is slightly sweet and hearty, and the goat cheese? The perfect tangy creaminess. Are you sold? Hope so. Please please please make this salad. Oh and this is PACKED full of healthy vitamins and stuff. Wiiinnniiinnnggggg.

To learn more about the health benefits of kale you should totally check out this article! I love learning about the health benefits of food, don’t you?

Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad

Go Fall!

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Butternut Squash Quinoa with Kale, Goat Cheese and Cranberries | stuckonsweet.com

Butternut Squash Quinoa with Kale, Cranberries, Walnuts and Goat Cheese
 
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Prep time
8 mins
Cook time
12 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
Stuckonsweet.com: Jessica from www.stuckonsweet.com
Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 small/medium butternut squash, diced
  • 1 large leaf of kale, stem removed
  • ½ cup cranberries
  • ¼ cup walnuts, toasted
  • ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cup chicken stock
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Prepare Quinoa according to package direction. Use chicken stock instead of water to add flavor. Cool completely.
  2. White quinoa is cooking, add a few drizzles of olive oil to a saute pan and place over medium heat. Add diced butternut squash and saute until tender, about 10-12 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool.
  3. In the same saute pan add a little more olive oil and the kale. Wilt slightly, 1-2 minutes, you want the kale to still be slightly crunchy. Remove from pan and roughly chop. Set aside to also cool.
  4. Again, in the same pan add walnuts, no olive oil is necessary. Toast for a few minutes on low heat - careful not to burn! Remove from pan and let cool.
  5. Add all of the cooled ingredients along with the cranberries, goat cheese, a little salt and a little pepper, and gently mix.
Notes
Use more or less of ingredients as you wish. I used just a pinch of salt and pepper.
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52 Comments
Filed Under: Healthy, Lunch, Salads, Side Dishes, Side Dishes/Veggies, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian Tagged With: Healthy Eating, recipes, salads


Comments

  1. Elizabeth Lekatz says

    November 8, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    I made this as a trial run today since I was considering this as a salad for thanksgiving! NUM! I used Romaine instead of Kale and chicken bone broth instead of chicken bouillon! I enjoyed it without dressing, my daughter put balsamic dressing on it. To each his own😄I will be making it, but I guess bringing dressing!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 11, 2019 at 6:31 am

      yum! Glad you liked it!

      Reply
  2. LILLIAN THOMAS says

    March 14, 2017 at 7:11 pm

    I cooked this tonight and it was great. I used parsley instead of kale, slivered almond instead of walnuts, feta instead of goat cheese and added toasted sesame seeds. I also used red and white quinoa cooked with a vegetable bullion. My family enjoyed it. I will definitely try it again

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      March 15, 2017 at 3:40 pm

      Hi Lillian! Yum! I love the changes you made – glad the recipe inspired you to make it for your family!

      Reply
  3. Beth says

    January 22, 2015 at 11:23 am

    Made this last night and loved it! I added chickpeas for protein and subbed pecans for walnuts (because that is what was in my freezer) and ate it for dinner. Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Brittany says

    November 25, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    Will this store well in the refrigerator overnight? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 25, 2014 at 8:47 pm

      Yes! I would say up to 2 days!

      Reply
  5. Evy says

    November 16, 2014 at 7:51 am

    This serves 4…. if I need to serve 9, should I double up all ingredients….or would this be too much since there will be other food dishes?

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 16, 2014 at 12:16 pm

      Yes! I would double it to serve 9. If you have leftovers you can always enjoy it the next day. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Claire. says

    November 10, 2014 at 2:29 pm

    I’ve just seen this on Pinterest and have pinned it. I have all of the ingredients already so this is now on my meal planner for this week. Looks and sounds lovely! My son is being tested for food allergies at the moment and has to stay clear of fruit for a week or so, any idea what I could use to replace the dried cranberries please?

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 10, 2014 at 6:56 pm

      Hi Claire! It’s a wonderful recipe – you will really enjoy it. I would suggest adding another vegetable, possibly carrots because they are a little sweet when they cook down. You could dice them up and cook them with the butternut squash. You could also cook down a sweet onion over low heat until they caramelize and become sweet. I also think it would still be delicious without the cranberries, too!

      Reply
      • eatngreen2blean says

        November 26, 2014 at 10:25 am

        To keep the beautiful color you could replace cranberries with pickled or roasted beets.

        Reply
        • Jessica Erin says

          November 30, 2014 at 7:38 pm

          love that idea!

          Reply
  7. Dana Staves says

    November 7, 2014 at 4:06 pm

    Beautiful recipe – can’t wait to bring it for Thanksgiving! Do you use feta cheese, or the regular log of goat cheese?

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 8, 2014 at 4:00 pm

      Thank you Dana! I used the regular log of goat cheese and just used a fork to crumble it.

      Reply
  8. Maggie says

    November 2, 2014 at 10:07 am

    Hey there! I’m looking at this recipe on my phone and can’t tell… Are the cranberries fresh or dried? On my way to the grocery now. Can’t wait to try!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      November 3, 2014 at 6:19 pm

      They’re dried Maggie!

      Reply
  9. Mary says

    October 23, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    Hi! Do you mean one bunch of kale or one leaf from the bunch? This looks delicious!!!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      October 23, 2014 at 4:13 pm

      One leaf from the bunch! You could add more if you want. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Kay says

    October 19, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    No butternut squash here but I do have some sweet potatoes, might try those instead along with a cranberry vinaigrette.

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      October 20, 2014 at 8:21 am

      Sweet Potatoes are a great substitute Kay!

      Reply
    • Kay says

      November 8, 2014 at 7:40 pm

      I made this, this week, only instead of chilling everything, I left the ingredients warm. Tossed together and sprinkled with a little white wine vinegar since there wasn’t any cheese on it. I served it with hard-cooked eggs instead. (used the sweet potatoes I asked about above and they worked great!) It was wonderful.
      I did only use 1/2 of the quinoa with all of the veggies, craisins and walnuts. Perfect proportions for a warm bowl of yum.

      Reply
      • Jessica Erin says

        November 10, 2014 at 6:58 pm

        So glad you enjoyed it Kay! I love that you served it warm, too! That’s the wonderful thing about quinoa – it’s so versatile!

        Reply
  11. Renee says

    October 5, 2014 at 8:02 pm

    Made this for dinner and it was enjoyed by all!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      October 6, 2014 at 8:26 am

      So glad you liked it Renee!

      Reply
  12. Betsy Rosenblatt says

    October 2, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    I saw your picture of this on instagram and I had to try it. And I am so glad that I did! I substituted local honeycrisp apples for the cranberries and it added a perfect crunch. Thanks so much for the recipe. Hope all is well stranger 🙂

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      October 3, 2014 at 7:19 am

      Hi Betsy! Apples would be amazing in this! Hope all is well!

      Reply
  13. Jenn says

    October 2, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    Do you think a light vinegarette type dressing could work? Any suggestions for one? My husband generally likes a little dressing of sorts. Looks so good I can’t wait to try!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      October 2, 2014 at 7:02 pm

      Hi Jenn! Yes, I do. A simple vinaigrette would be really nice in this! I Would suggest olive oil, a little salt, black pepper, and some lemon juice.

      Reply
  14. housewifeintraining says

    September 25, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    So gorgeous girl! Love every flavor here. And I adore butternut squash and quinoa! I may or may not have just made a salad similar to this! Guess great minds think alike?!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      September 26, 2014 at 8:13 am

      Thank you! Yes, I do believe great minds think alike! 😉

      Reply
  15. Danae @ Recipe Runner says

    September 25, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    I’m so happy butternut squash is back in season! I love it’s versatility. This salad has everything I love in it, I can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      September 26, 2014 at 8:14 am

      Thanks Danae! Totally agree about butternut squash – can’t wait to make everything with it!

      Reply
  16. grabaplate says

    September 25, 2014 at 12:12 pm

    So pretty and sounds delicious. Happy fall!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      September 26, 2014 at 8:14 am

      Thank you! You too!

      Reply
  17. Cathy Pollak ~ Noble Pig says

    September 25, 2014 at 9:52 am

    I want this on my dinner table tonight!!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      September 26, 2014 at 8:14 am

      Do it Cathy! It’s a great side dish!

      Reply
  18. juliajolliff says

    September 24, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    Wow! I love these flavors- I am definitely trying this out! Beautiful photos by the way!

    Reply
    • Jessica Erin says

      September 24, 2014 at 4:33 pm

      Thank ya! Playing around with new lighting ideas!

      Reply

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