Winter Wild Rice Salad
This Winter Wild Rice Salad is going to be your new favorite healthy dish this winter!
Servings 4
Calories 477kcal
Cost $14
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup wild rice make according to bag instructions
- 1 head kale curly chopped
- ¼ cup pistachios shelled
- ½ cup vegan feta
- ½ cup red onions (let them soak for 5 minutes in a little apple cider vinegar)
Butternut Squash
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 butternut squash (about 2 cups cooked) cubed and roasted
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- sprinkle salt and pepper
Dressing
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dijon
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon tahini
- pinch of salt, pepper and garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Dice the butternut squash and add to a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drizzle with olive oil, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Roast for 30 minutes until golden brown and tender.
- Cook the wild rice in a pot according to bag instructions.
- Quickly pickle some red onion by slicing it and adding it into a small bowl covered in apple cider vinegar. Let them sit for 5 minutes.
- Cut up the kale, crumble the feta.
- Make the dressing by adding all ingredients to a bowl or mason jar and mixing.
- Add the squash, wild rice, kale, feta, onions and pistachios to a large salad bowl. Pour the dressing on top of the salad and toss.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Roast the butternut squash and rice first so you can prepare the other ingredients and the dressing while it is cooking.
- Pickling the onions gives the salad extra flavor. This can be done ahead of time. Make a big mason jar of them to keep in your fridge!
- When cutting the kale, first rip it off the stem to avoid having hard bites of the stem.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 477kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 1112mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 23227IU | Vitamin C: 73mg | Calcium: 218mg | Iron: 3mg
