Butternut Squash, Pear & Herb Salad 🥗✨ | Easy Autumn Recipe by @alexandradudley

Butternut Squash, Pear & Herb Salad 🥗✨ | Easy Autumn Recipe by @alexandradudley

This is exactly the kind of thing I want to cook this time of year. Butternut squash, pear, really herby seedy salad. Kind of good as a sharing mane or even as a side. It’s up to you. You want to chop the squash into roughly centime cubes. Get it into the oven with the salt, olive oil, spices until nice and golden. And then chop the pear into roughly the same sized pieces. Just tear a head of parsley. There’s no need to be neat about this. Roughly chop it and then get everything into the bowl. The squash, pear, some chopped dill, parsley, pumpkin seeds, lemon juice, salt, olive oil. Toss it all together. Get it onto a serving plate. And that’s it.

The perfect mix of sweet, earthy, and fresh, this Butternut Squash, Pear & Herb Salad by @alexandradudley is an easy, vibrant dish that looks as good as it tastes. 🍐✨

Roasted squash, juicy pears, fragrant herbs, and crunchy pumpkin seeds come together with a citrusy lemon dressing — ideal for an autumn lunch, dinner party side, or light supper.

💡 Serves 4–6 and pairs beautifully with grilled fish or roasted chicken.

Ingredients
1 butternut squash
Olive oil
Sea salt
1 tsp of ground cumin
1 tsp of ground coriander
1 tsp of cinnamon
2 ripe but firm pears
1 large bunch of parsley
1 small bunch of dill
130g of pumpkin seeds
Juice of ½-1 lemon

Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200ºC Fan.
Step 2
Chop the butternut squash into roughly 2cm cubes & toss on a tray with a good glug of olive oil, a generous pinch of salt, & the cumin, coriander & cinnamon. Roast for 30-40 minutes until golden. Allow to cool.
Step 3
As the squash cooks, toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan over a medium heat until they begin to pop & turn golden. Allow to cool.
Step 4
Peel & chop the pears into roughly 2cm pieces. Roughly chop the parsley & dill.
Step 5
Add the squash, pear, chopped herbs, toasted seeds with the lemon juice (start with the juice from just ½ first), a pinch of salt, & a good glug of olive oil. Taste for seasoning, adjusting as you wish, & transfer to a serving dish.

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