Apple and Kale Harvest Salad

This Apple and Kale Harvest Salad brings together fall flavors with crisp apples, kale, roasted butternut squash, and maple Dijon dressing for a satisfying, flavorful salad perfect for make-ahead meals or potlucks.

Prep Time15

Cook Time12

Total Time30

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: salads

Servings: cups

Ingredients

1 lb (453g) brussel sprouts thinly sliced
3 cups chopped kale leaves massaged in 1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup butternut squash roasted
¼ cup bacon crumbled
¼ cup chopped almonds
1 cup apple (choose a sweet variety) diced
⅓ cup feta cheese crumbled
¼ cup dried cranberries

Maple Dijon Dressing

¼ cup olive oil
3 tablespoon grainy dijon mustard
2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions

Prepare your salad base by thinly slicing your brussel sprouts and massaging your kale in olive oil.
Prep your toppings by dicing your apples, roasting your butternut squash and cooking your bacon until crispy.
Whisk together maple dijon dressing ingredients.
Combine all salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl and drizzle with maple dijon dressing. Toss to coat.
Let the salad sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, taste and adjust if desired.

Notes

The total time will increase if you have not cooked the bacon and roasted butternut squash in advance! If you use my air fryer butternut squash recipe and cook the bacon on the stove top the total cook time will be about 25 minutes resulting in the total time increasing to 55 minutes!

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

Nutrition

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