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Holiday Entertaining—Winter Panzanella Salad

December 19, 2019 by Tonja 2 Comments

If you are looking for a beautiful healthy, flavorful addition to your Holiday meal, this Winter Panzanella Salad is calling your name.  I’ve roasted butternut squash and Brussels sprouts and then combined toasted french bread croutons with blue cheese, spinach, cranberries and a red wine dijon and maple vinaigrette.  All the ingredients compliment each other in the most delicious way.

Tip:  Remember to lightly salt and pepper your lettuces once you add them to your salad bowl.  It enhances all the flavors with this little chef’s trick.

 

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Holiday Entertaining—Winter Panzanella Salad

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Ingredients

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For The Dressing:

3 Tbls. red wine vinegar

1 Tbls. balsamic vinegar

2 Tbls. maple syrup

2 tsp. Dijon mustard

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

For The Salad:

4 cups toasted croutons from French bread (1/2 inch cubes)

1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced vertically

1 12 oz. package butternut squash, peeled, cubed and seeded (Trader Joes)

1 10 oz. package shredded Brussels sprouts (Trader Joes)

2 Tbls. extra-virgin olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

6 oz. baby spinach

½ cup blue cheese crumbles

½ cup dried Cranberries


Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Whisk together red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup and Dijon mustard. Slowly whisk in extra-virgin olive oil. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Place croutons and onion in the salad bowl and pour ½ cup dressing over all of it so it softens up slightly.

Place butternut squash cubes on a nonstick baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper. Roast for 10 minutes.

Add shredded Brussels sprouts to baking sheet, toss together and place back in the oven for 10 minutes or until squash is cooked and Brussels sprouts are slightly crispy.

Place squash, Brussels sprouts, spinach, blue cheese, and cranberries in the serving bowl with croutons and red onion.

Pour additional dressing over salad and then gently toss together. (You may not use all the dressing).


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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: blue cheese cranberries, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, christmas, entertaining, holiday entertaining, spinach, vinaigrette, Winter Panzanella Salad

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  1. Melissa Seeley says

    December 30, 2019 at 9:48 pm

    LOVED THIS! Just so, so, good!

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    • Tonja says

      December 30, 2019 at 10:25 pm

      So glad you enjoyed friend! Thanks for your comment!

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