Butternut squash salad

Butternut squash salad

Get a whopping 4 of your 5-a-day with this superhealthy salad, why not make extra for your lunchbox too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Spread the squash over a large baking sheet, drizzle over the oil and bake for 30 mins or until tender.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the rice and lentils in boiling salted water for 20 mins, adding the broccoli for the final 4 mins of cooking. Drain well, then stir in the cranberries and pumpkin seeds with some seasoning. Add the squash, pour over the lemon juice and serve.

Per serving

266 kcalories, protein 12.0g, carbohydrate 43.0g, fat 7.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 7.0g, sugar 18.0g, salt 0.05 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2011.

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  • 2011-08-22 09:33:10.128455

    sw77 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    This salad needs flavour! Roast the squash with garlic and some cumin seeds, and a olive oil dressing to finish ....?

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  • 2011-09-13 22:07:28.384844

    LouRogers rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I think it was delicious! The cranberries and squash made it lovely and sweet, with the pumpkin seeds giving it a really nice contrasting crunch. It's going to become a firm favourite in my house!

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  • 2011-09-22 14:07:51.266119

    spottedsparrow rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious, filling and healthy. I added 2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped) to the squash about half way through the cooking time, and made a dressing with the lemon juice and some plain yoghurt.

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  • 2011-12-17 19:40:17.208881

    Despina rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty! I made a little extra to have for the lunch the next day too. I would agree that when I next make this I will add garlic to the squash and perhaps make a dressing with the lemon juice

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  • 2012-02-12 21:20:44.955214

    faye rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    This salad is awful! I really wanted to like this, especially as it is healthy but I found in to be bland and really not nice :-(

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  • 2012-03-21 17:36:53.151713

    puretherapy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great salad, although I would recommend as said before to add garlic to the butternut squash while roasting. I also added some chilli to the squash as well for a kick.

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  • 2012-04-11 12:11:49.449341

    Bryony rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Absolutely delicious!! I roasted the squash with garlic and cumin seeds, then at the end used the lemon juice to make a dressing with olive oil, salt, pepper and sugar. Will definitely be making this often!!

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  • 2012-04-16 22:13:42.725243

    MilleyCastfire commented on this recipe

    Terrible. Like other comments mentioned above (as I believe it is best to read those as people normally do say to things in and it makes it better) I added some garlic and chili to the roasting of the butternut squash. Even with this, this was a terrible recipe! It was very dry and just tasteless! Much better things can be created from butternut squash, stay away from this recipe. Ye have been warned.

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  • 2012-05-15 20:45:48.816618

    nomnom rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I really enjoyed this salad and will definitely make it again. We roasted the squash with garlic, chili and black pepper and pinch of salt, and added it with the oil to the rice. We also added fresh coriander which gave a summery feel to the salad with an extra squeeze of lemon juice. Very tasty!

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  • 2012-06-06 21:38:27.429869

    SueMag rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have made this several times in the last couple of weeks. Didn't really like the broccoli in the salad so have substituted it with edamame beans - just cooked for 5 minutes in with the rice and lentils. Love it cold for lunch - very healthy.

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  • 2012-06-24 14:21:53.480721

    Nicky rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a really yummy recipe - when roasting the squash I added garlic and balsamic vinegar. Very tasty and healthy too!

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  • 2012-07-28 20:08:50.822257

    AnnieR rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Very healthy but not very tasty at all. I won't be making this again.

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  • 2012-08-06 19:07:02.764295

    Anja commented on this recipe

    Lovely tasty salad. Don't forget to add salt, pepper and some herbs to enhance the flavours. I served the salad with pork chopped topped with roasted apples so it balanced the salad well and I cannot therefore agree with the comments about lack of flavours. I will be making this salad again.

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    2013-01-15 10:38:18.058589

    KBU rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I liked it, my boyfriend did not.... but no matter what it definitely needs flavour!

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  • 2013-06-01 18:40:34.933585

    Spinky rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I agree with Spotted Sparrow. I added 2 cloves of finely sliced garlic to the butternut squash for the last 10 minutes. I dare say it would be very nice without, but I add a little garlic to lots of recipes! I must have made this about a dozen times now, always with the intention that we have it for packed lunch the next day. There is never enough left after seconds...

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  • 2013-06-18 08:10:28.654348

    periperi1984 commented on this recipe

    This salad has the potential to be a real success with a few tweaks. I roasted the butternut squash with some salt, garlic and crushed cumin powder. I also used a mix of red rice, brown rice and giant cous cous, all boiled in stock instead of plain water. This helps to significantly add some texture and flavour to the grains. I omit the lentils altogether, making up for the missing 50g with the red rice and giant cous cous. Also, if being served as a main, I think this only serves two. I definitely cannot get 4 servings out of this but I guess that would depend a lot on the size of the butternut squash.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Low-fat, Super healthy

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Per serving

266 kcalories, protein 12.0g, carbohydrate 43.0g, fat 7.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 7.0g, sugar 18.0g, salt 0.05 g

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