Succulent Sausage Squash Salad Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND SAUSAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Put a baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 475 degrees F. Remove the hot baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the sausage, squash and red onion; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with 2 more tablespoons olive oil and toss, then spread in a single layer. Return the pan to the oven and roast until the sausage and squash are lightly browned and cooked through, about 25 minutes. Remove to a plate to cool.
• Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, the vinegar, mustard, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Add the arugula, frisee and ricotta salata.
• Thinly slice the sausage. Add the red onion and squash to the salad, divide among plates and top with the sausage. Top with more ricotta salata.

LOW-CARB SPAGHETTI SQUASH SALAD WITH BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Poke about 10 holes into spaghetti squash with a fork; place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a knife, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven; cool until easily handled.
• Cut spaghetti squash in half and seed. Pull the squash flesh from the peel with a fork and place in a large bowl; let cool.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add bok choy stems and cook until softened, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes. Add green leaves and sprinkle with salt. Cover and cook over low heat until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add bok choy and cooking liquid to spaghetti squash and combine.
• Whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, red wine vinegar, and sugar together in a small bowl. Pour over salad and mix well.

APPLE AND CINNAMON SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet lightly with cooking spray.
• Heat spaghetti squash in the microwave for 1 minute. Cut in half and scoop out seeds. Place cut-side down on the baking sheet.
• Bake squash in the preheated oven until softened, about 30 minutes. Flip over with tongs. Place 1 tablespoon butter into each cavity; sprinkle brown sugar inside. Dust squash with nutmeg and cinnamon and fill with sliced apples.
• Continue baking squash until apple slices are tender, 30 to 40 minutes more.
• Divide apple slices among serving plates. Scrape squash out of the skin with a fork and drop over apple slices.

AUTUMN SALAD WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Toss butternut squash with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread out on the prepared baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until browned on the edges, stirring halfway through, 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, prepare pumpkin seeds. Heat oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add pumpkin seeds, salt, paprika, and cumin. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add maple syrup, stir to coat, and remove from heat.
• Combine balsamic vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, brown sugar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a glass jar with a screw-top lid. Tighten lid and shake vigorously to emulsify dressing.
• Layer mixed greens, persimmons, cooled butternut squash, feta, pomegranate seeds, and pumpkin seeds on a large platter. Drizzle 1 to 2 tablespoons of vinaigrette over salad and serve remainder alongside.

REFRESHING SPAGHETTI SQUASH AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the squash halves into a large baking dish with the cut-sides facing down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until you can easily cut into the skin side with a knife, about 30 minutes; remove from oven and set aside to cool.
• Toss the cooled spaghetti squash, the tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, red onion, and garlic together in a large bowl until evenly mixed.
• Stir the lemon juice and lemon zest together in a small bowl; slowly pour the olive oil into the lemon juice mixture while whisking vigorously. Season with garlic salt and pepper; drizzle over the spaghetti squash mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

CREAMIEST WINTER SQUASH WITH RAISINS AND SAGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Arrange whole squash on a baking sheet and roast until the skin is papery and a fork inserted in 2 or 3 different spots reveals very tender flesh, about 1 1/4 hours. Set aside until cool enough to handle. Peel away the skin, and discard the seeds.
• Meanwhile, pulse raisins, pecans, parsley, sage and orange zest in a food processor until finely chopped and transfer to a bowl; wipe out food processor.
• In the clean food processor, puree warm squash and tofu until very smooth and creamy. (Reheat, if needed, in a medium pot over medium heat.) Transfer to a large bowl or platter, scatter raisin-sage mixture over the top and serve.