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Hearty Harvest Salad

This hearty harvest salad brings together fresh greens, colorful fall flavors and plenty of satisfying crunch. Made with LACTAID® Sour Cream, it’s a fresh take on comfort worth sharing.

Colorful salad with quinoa, chicken, apples, and kale, topped with Lactaid® Sour Cream, alongside apples and nuts
Heather Janak

Recipe By Heather Janak

Prep
20 min

Cook
35 min

Total
55 min

Servings
12 Servings

Ingredients

For the Squash

1 butternut squash, peeled, seeds scooped, cubed

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper, freshly-ground

For the Dressing

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

⅓ cup Dijon mustard

⅓ cup maple syrup

½ cup mayonnaise

½ cup LACTAID® Sour Cream

1 garlic clove, grated finely

Salt and pepper to taste

For the Salad

8 cups kale, washed and chopped

4 cups arugula, washed

2 chicken breasts, cooked, cubed

1 cup cooked quinoa

2 small apples, cored and diced

½ cup candied pecans, chopped

Other Tools: Micro-grater or zester

Directions

Roast the Squash

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. In a large bowl, toss together the butternut squash cubes, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

  3. Pour onto the sheet pan. Place in the preheated oven and roast for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown at the edges. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. While cooling, make the dressing.

Make the Dressing

  1. In a medium bowl, add the dressing ingredients: apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, mayonnaise, LACTAID® Sour Cream and grated garlic clove.

  2. Whisk together, then taste for salt and pepper. Adjust as needed. Set aside.

Make the Salad

  1. In a large serving bowl, toss together the kale, arugula, chicken, quinoa, apples, candied pecans and butternut squash.

  2. Portion into individual serving bowls to dress or add the dressing to the serving bowl and mix until all is coated.

Nutrition Facts


Serving Size


1 ¼ cup

Amount Per Serving

Calories

260

Total Fat

14g

Saturated Fat

3g

Cholestrol

34mg

Sodium

408mg

Total Carbohydrate

25g

Dietary Fiber

4g

Sugars

12g

Protein

11g

Calcium

111mg

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