Gut-Friendly Roasted Pumpkin + Forbidden Rice Holiday Salad w/ Maple Tahini Dressing » So Fresh N So

Ingredients

• For the salad:
• 1 small to medium sized pumpkin or kuri squash, halved, de-seeded, then cut into wedges (fine to leave skin ON)
• 1 cup forbidden rice
• 2-4 cups leafy greens like arugula, spinach, etc.
• 1 cup pecans
• 2-4 tbsp maple syrup
• ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
• Optional: sprinkle of creamy goat cheese
• avocado oil + garlic for roasting
• sea salt + pepper to taste
• For the Maple Tahini Dressing:
• ½ cup tahini
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ¼ cup juice from lemons, squeezed
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp sea salt
• sprinkle of black pepper