Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Tahini Dressing

Name: Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Tahini Dressing
Cuisine: Asian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2-2.25 lb butternut squash, peeled and seeded, cut into 1-inch pieces; red onion, halved and sliced ½-inch thick; 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2½ tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp pepper; ¼ cup tahini; ¼ cup water; 2 Tbsp mayonnaise; 2tbsp Lemon juice; clove garlic, minced; 1 tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp pepper; 5 ounces baby arugula, 5 cups; ¾ cup pecans, toasted and chopped; ⅓ cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped; ¼ cup fresh mint, chopped, or sub dill, parsley, or cilantro

3 steps

Updated at: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:01:51 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories299.7 kcal (15%)

Total Fat25.5 g (36%)

Carbs17.8 g (7%)

Sugars3.7 g (4%)

Protein5.2 g (10%)

Sodium1195.5 mg (60%)

Fiber4.7 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

Roasted Squash

2 lbbutternut squash

peeled and seeded, cut into 1-inch pieces

red onion

halved and sliced 1/2-inch thick

2 Tbspextra-virgin olive oil

2 tspground cumin

2 ½ tspkosher salt

½ tsppepper

Dressing and Salad

¼ cuptahini

¼ cupwater

2 Tbspmayonnaise

2 Tbsplemon juice

clove garlic

minced

1 tspkosher salt

¼ tsppepper

5 ouncesbaby arugula

¾ cuppecans

toasted and chopped

⅓ cuppitted kalamata olives

chopped

¼ cupfresh mint

chopped, or sub dill, parsley, or cilantro

Instructions

Step 1

Adjust oven rack to middle and heat to 425. Toss all ingredients together in a bowl and spread into even layer on baking sheet. Roast until squash and onion are browned and tender, 35-45 min, stirring halfway through. Remove sheet from oven and cool 15 min.

Step 2

Meanwhile, whisk tahini, water, mayo, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper in now empty bowl until creamy and thoroughly combined.

Step 3

Reserve ¼ cup dressing. Add arugula to dressing and toss to combine. Season to taste. Spread arugula on a serving platter and top with squash, onion, pecans, olives, and mint(or substitute). Drizzle with reserved dressing.