Edible Flower Salad with roasted butternut squash and spinach
Ingredients:
(A)
200 gms butternut squash, julienned
1/2 ts ground black pepper (can be adjusted to your own taste)
1/2 ts sea salt (can be adjusted to your own taste)
1 tbs extra light olive oil
3 stalks of thyme,
2 stalks of rosemary
2 tsp chopped garlic
(B)
60 gms spinach
30 gms edible flower mix
Method:
In a roasting pan, mix (A) and spread out the squash. Preheat oven to 200 C or 405 F. Roast the squash for 15 mins or till they are soft. On a serving plate, arrange (B) as you wish. When squash is cooked, remove the thyme and rosemary and lay them on top of (B). Drizzle all the remain oil from the roasting pan onto the salad. Toss well before eating. Add more salt and pepper if necessary.
OH this looks divine...beautiful
ReplyDeleteThanks David, are you in the Christmas spirit yet?
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely and appetizing. My usual winter salad is pears, spinach and cranberries, but now I will add this to my mix. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are colorful salad. Like them.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors!!! I can't believe it's only a week (is it??) away.
ReplyDeletea beautiful salad indeed, Quay Po. i love the use of those colourful flowers. its very appetizing to look at such a gorgeous dish.
ReplyDeleteLove the brilliant colors and this is so simple and I don't having this salad for Xmas dinner :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Xmas to you and family :)
Edible flower mix? What's in there? :P
ReplyDeleteA very beautiful salad
ReplyDeleteBetty,
ReplyDeleteI am sure the flower mix will enhance the look of your winter salad.
Swathi, Elin, Belinda, lequan and Sonia, thanks and I am glad you guys like the color of this salad. It will definitely brighten up the table.
ReplyDeletetigerfish,
ReplyDeleteThey are various kinds of edible flowers. If you are interested to find out more, go to this link:
http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blflowers.htm
I absolutely LOVE roasted butternut squash, and it's wonderful added to salads. Your recipe looks wonderful--a night light addition to a Christmas meal (which can often be heavy and too filling!)
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays :)
Thanks Kylie for your visit and comment. Hope to visit with you again soon.Happy holidays to you and your family too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kylie for your visit and comment. Hope to visit with you again soon.Happy holidays to you and your family too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a colorful, healthy salad to serve for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThis salad is beautiful! Butternut squash is my favorite :).
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy & Charlie,
ReplyDeleteHave a swell Holiday and an enjoyable New Year. Hope to see you guys again soon.
This salad looks amazing! So delightful.
ReplyDeleteAlso want to say, I love your quote about family & nourishment (in your header).
Hi Di,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit and I am glad you like my quote:D Hope to hear from you often.