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Harvest Pasta Salad
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Harvest Pasta Salad

My fall pasta salad recipe fits an entire harvest into one delicious meal, featuring butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and diced Honeycrisp apples. Topped with a honey Dijon vinaigrette, this pasta salad is the perfect mix of sweet and savory. 

Prep: 20 Cook: 30 Total: 50 minutes
Yield 12 1 cup servings 1x
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Ingredients

Salad

  • 1lb bowtie pasta
  • 3 cups butternut squash, diced small
  • 3 cups brussels sprouts, thinly sliced
  • 1 large honeycrisp apple, diced small
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 4oz goat cheese crumbles
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 small onion, diced small
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh thyme

Dressing:

  • 1/2 cup avocado or olive oil
  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package, drain & lightly toss with olive oil to keep from sticking together.
  2. Toss butternut squash and brussels sprouts with oil and roast at 425F for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Set aside to cool.
  3. Prepare remainder of veggies by chopping.
  4. To a large serving bowl, add pasta, roasted squash and brussels sprouts, chopped apple, cranberries, goat cheese, pecans, onion, and thyme.
  5. In a glass measuring cup, whisk together all dressing ingredients. Pour dressing on top of salad and toss until well combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Author: Erin Antoniak Category: side dish, pasta salad Method: stovetop Cuisine: American