Kale Salad with Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onions
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Kale Salad with Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onions
Serves 4
1 large head dinosaur (lacinato) kale, washed and thinly chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin, unrefined olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Dash of sea salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme
2 1/2 cups butternut squash and onions mixture (recipe below)
1/4 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
Wash the kale, dry and chop finely. Place in a large bowl and add in the olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt and thyme. Massage the greens with your hands until evenly coated and wilted. Cover and place in the fridge and let marinate for between 2 hours and over night. When ready to serve, add in the butternut squash and onions, stirring well, and taste for seasoning. Top with chopped walnuts and enjoy!
Butternut Squash & Onions
1 butternut squash (about 1 pound)
1 large red onion, peeled and thinly sliced into half moons
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Dash of sea salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the bottom and top off the squash. Halve, peel, and seed squash and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Peel and slice the red onion. In two baking dishes, mix the squash with a bit olive oil, salt and pepper and place in one and mix the onion with olive oil, salt and pepper and place in the other. Bake the squash and onions until roasted and a bit crisp, about 45-1 hour. The onions will cook faster than the squash, so be sure to check them about 30 minutes into cooking. Remove from the oven and add to the kale.