This delightful Winter Kale Salad with Butternut Squash and Farro is packed with flavor and is super healthy. The dressing is light, simple to make and also nutritious.
It's that time again, back to healthy eating. Personally, I am happy to put an end to the overeating and get back on track.
I hate the feeling the next day and it's just not worth feeling like garbage. I like eating wholesome foods that make me feel good.
I am excited to start feeling light again and I am going to start with this delicious, nutritious salad!
Did I mention how pretty this winter kale salad is? Look at all of these gorgeous colors!
If you are looking for some more healthy salad recipes, you will love this Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad with Blackberry Green Tea Vinaigrette, Simple Chopped Salad with Orange Vinaigrette, Arugula Pear Salad, Buffalo Chicken Cobb Salad and definitely this Arugula Beet Salad with Candied Pecans and Gorgonzola Cheese!
All of these would be even more yummy with some Low Carb Bulletproof Hot Chocolate, Apple Chai Latte, Eggnog Latte and definitely some Spiked Apple Cider.
Also, my cookbooks are both on sale now and would make a great gift! The Everything Wheat Free Diet Cookbook and The Greek Yogurt Cookbook are both the lowest prices I have seen!
Why You Should Make This Winter Kale Salad
I had some leftover Roasted Butternut Squash in the refrigerator and wanted to get creative and make something delicious, easy but also substantial. I used farro because I had some in the pantry (and I love its crunchy texture!), but you can substitute with quinoa, wheat berries, barley or any other grain you'd like.
I also had some of my homemade Candied Pecans left over from the holidays which are always the perfect complement to any salad. And pomegranates because…they are pretty.
I always have them in my refrigerator too because my 6 year old might love than even more than me!
The dressing I whipped up for this kale salad is so ridiculously easy to make, it feels weird to even call it a "dressing". I wanted to keep this salad and light and easy and it just so happens that the dressing is amazing.
Feel free to add sliced chicken and cheese to add protein (if you're not vegan) to this winter kale salad. I bet a crumbled feta cheese would work great on top of all of this goodness.
Related Recipes
Kale and Orange Salad with Toasted Almonds from Cookin Canuck
Simple Kale Salad from Love and Lemons
Chopped Mexican Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing from Lauren Kelly Nutrition
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Winter Kale Salad with Butternut Squash and Farro
Ingredients
- Salad:
- 4 cups kale
- 1 cup roasted butternut squash
- ½ cup farro
- ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 tabelspoons candied pecans
- Dressing:
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon 100% maple syrup
- salt and pepper to taste
- chia seeds for topping
Instructions
- Prepare the faro as directed on the box.
- Mix together the ingredients for the salad.
- Prepare the dressing by mixing together the vinegar and maple syrup in a small bowl.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour over salad and mix again.
- Top with chia seeds.
Jessica
I love the texture of the squash and the kale in this salad! The two pair perfectly together -- thank you so much!!
Toni
Such an amazing salad! Everyone at my house really loved it!
Sha
This is so fresh and light! I am addicted to this salad recipe! So easy and pleasing, even the kids liked it.
Kristyn
I LOVE this salad!! The bursts from the pomegranate seeds mixed with the other flavors is so delicious!!
Jessica
YUM!!! I can not believe how much I loved this. Like... obsessed loved this recipe. Haha! I feel so much better eating this too, than the types of salads I usually make. Thank you!
cathy
Absolutely loved every bite of this salad. Total winner.
Anna
We really enjoyed this salad! I roasted double the amount of squash so we can have it again tomorrow. It's really delicious!
Krystle
The farro and pecans make this salad downright craveable. Super tasty and full of healthy ingredients.
Betsy
I try to eat vegetarian for at least one, if not 2 meals every day, but I'm not vegan...so I did go ahead and top my with some crumbled blue cheese and it was incredible! I love the bitterness of the kale combined with the sweetness of the sweet potatoes, tartness of the pomegranate seeds, and great nuttiness from the pecans! And in the hearty farro and this is a salad that is a perfect main course OR side! Love it!
Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella)
I love, love, love the sound of this salad (and the ridiculously simple dressing!). Grains in salad are a favorite of mine -- and butternut squash makes it perfection.
Amanda-The Kitcheneer
I am loving this salad! Just the color alone makes me want to grab a fork! And I love adding butternut squash to salads!