Hot Kale, Quinoa, Butternut Squash, and Grilled Chicken Salad with Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette

Name: Hot Kale, Quinoa, Butternut Squash, and Grilled Chicken Salad with Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 Tbsp maple syrup; 2 tsp dijon mustard; 1/2 tsp garlic salt; 3 cups butternut squash; 1 red onion; 1 red bell pepper; 1 orange bell pepper; 1 yellow bell pepper; 1 Tbsp olive oil; pinch salt; pinch pepper; 1 cup quinoa, couscous, or farro; 1 lb grilled or sauteed chicken thighs; 12 oz fresh chopped kale; 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; ¼ cup parmesan cheese, optional

15 steps

Prep:15minCook:20min

Original recipe found at thepalatablelife.com. I added chicken thighs, use quinoa instead of farro, and add bell peppers to the roasted veg for more colors, and then put my modified version here because I hate that Whisk sends me to the original site for the instructions. Ingredients are listed in the order they'll be used.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:51:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories434.6 kcal (22%)

Total Fat27.8 g (40%)

Carbs38.7 g (15%)

Sugars13.9 g (15%)

Protein11.3 g (23%)

Sodium208.6 mg (10%)

Fiber5.5 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette

½ cupolive oil

2 Tbspbalsamic vinegar

2 Tbspmaple syrup

2 tspdijon mustard

½ tspgarlic salt

Salad

3 cupsbutternut squash

1 Tbspolive oil

1 cupquinoa

1 lbchicken thighs

grilled or sauteed

12 ozkale

fresh, chopped

½ cuppecans

or walnuts

½ cupdried cranberries

¼ cupparmesan cheese

optional

Instructions

Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette

Step 1

Add all the ingredients to a jar or bowl

Step 2

Whisk or shake until everything is well combined. I actually use a milk frother to blend it all together.

Ingredient prep

Step 3

Peel and chop butternut squash into bite sized pieces

Step 4

Cut onion and bell peppers into bite sized pieces

Step 5

In a bowl, toss onion and bell peppers with 1 Tbsp olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper

Step 6

Trim extra fat off the chicken thighs

Step 7

Preheat the oven to 425 (start your grill heating if you're grilling the chicken, too)

Cooking!

Step 8

Grill or saute chicken thighs. You can do the chicken before anything else if you wrap it in a long sheet of aluminum foil folded with the shiny side facing out on both sides and let it rest while the veg cooks.

Step 9

Spread the coated vegetables evenly on a lined baking sheet and roast in the over for 15-20 minutes or until softened and starting to brown.

Step 10

Cook the quinoa (or couscous, or farro) according to package instructions.