Roasted Butternut Salad with Candied Pecans & Cherries

Roasted Butternut Salad with Candied Pecans & Cherries

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The perfect Thanksgiving salad with roasted butternut, caramelize some onions, candied pecans, and sour cherries with an orange dressing and the salty feta.

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Ingredients

  • 1 butternut seeds removed and skin on – cut into 1/3 inch thick wedges
  • 1 red onion cut into semi-circles
  • Olive oil
  • 2 TBS brown sugar
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp sage
  • ½ tsp allspice
  • ½ tsp ginger
  • 2 bags arugula
  • 1 cup candied pecans
  • ½ cup dried cherries
  • 1 cup Crumbled Feta Cheese (optional)
  • Sesame seeds to garnish
  • Chives to garnish
  • 2 TBS of orange zest
  • 2 TBS honey
  • 1/2 cup good quality olive oil
  • 1/3 cup champagne or apple cider vinegar
  • 1 TBS Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • Lots of coarse salt & black pepper

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