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warm salad with butternut squash and apples

Warm Butternut & Apple Salad

Michele Pesula Kuegler
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Salad
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1-½ pound butternut squash peeled & seeded
  • ½ medium sweet onion
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 oz. pancetta
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1 apple core removed

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Combine vinegar and maple syrup in small saucepan; bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat slightly and stir occasionally until reduced by half.
  • Set aside.
  • Dice squash into 1-inch cubes.
  • Slice onion into small wedges.
  • Combine squash and onion on a rimmed baking sheet
  • Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil and toss to coat fully.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.
  • While squash and onions cook, dice pancetta into small pieces
  • Heat frying pan over medium; cook diced pancetta for 3-5 minutes or until crispy.
  • Drain pancetta on paper towel lined plate.
  • Dice apple into 1-inch cubes.
  • Coat with ½ tablespoon oil; toss.
  • After baking for 15 minutes, remove tray from oven.
  • Add apple to tray, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Transfer squash, onion, and apples to a large bowl.
  • Pour reduced dressing over it; stir well.*
  • Top with pancetta.
  • Serve.

Notes

At this point you also can transfer the salad to a preheated, nonstick frying pan. Heating the salad in the pan will allow the sauce to caramelize on the veggies.
Keyword warm salad