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This hearty, delicious Butternut Squash Salad with Barley and Kale—tossed with a tahini dressing—is a perfect seasonal healthy salad recipe to celebrate winter squash, whole grains, leafy greens, and hazelnuts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup barley, uncooked
- 3 ½ cups water
- 1 pound (about 3 ½ cups) butternut squash, peeled, cubed
- 1 bunch kale (about 6 cups), chopped coarsely
- ½ bell pepper, chopped (red or yellow)
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1 ½ tablespoons hemp seeds
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
Tahini Ginger Dressing:
- 1 ½ tablespoons tahini
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 teaspoon agave nectar (optional)
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Pinch sea salt (optional)
- Pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Place barley and water in a medium pot, cover, and cook over medium heat for about 35 minutes, according to package directions, stirring occasionally, until barley is tender yet firm. Drain any remaining water and allow to cool slightly until warm but not hot.
- Meanwhile, place squash in a medium pot, cover with water, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, just squash is tender yet firm. Remove from heat, drain liquid, and cool slightly to warm but not hot.
- While barley and squash are cooking, prepare salad. Place chopped kale in a large bowl.
- Add bell pepper, green onions, hemp seeds, hazelnuts, and cranberries and toss.
- Make dressing by mixing together tahini, olive oil, ginger, agave (optional), lemon juice, smoked paprika, sea salt (optional), and black pepper in a small bowl with a whisk until smooth and creamy.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss into salad well to distribute ingredients.
- Add warm barley and squash and gently toss. Serve immediately while warm, or cool to serve later.
- Makes 4 servings, about 2 1/2 cups per serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 329
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 26 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 12 g
- Protein: 10 g