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Spiced Roasted butternut Squash Watercress Salad

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Salad is more frequent dish in our house; my version is entirely different from my hubby’s .Yes he makes it more often with vegetables only. However when I make I try to add like extra work like roasted veggies. I love chickpea salad.  Very simple form is just with chickpea and coconut. This time I o include watercress into the salad, as I wanted to incorporate B &W quality growers  watercress into the recipe. Thus I made spiced roasted squash watercress salad.

This salad is really filling and is lightly spiced with cumin and chipotle pepper which perfectly match with sweet butternut squash and cooked chickpeas which blend very well with peppery watercress.   Do you know watercress is a cruciferous plant grown for centuries yes from the time of Socrates and healthiest leafy vegetable on the planet.



 It has a delicious taste that stands out from many of the muted flavors other salad greens provide, with wide variety of culinary versatility. Watercress contains vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus all of which are required for a healthy body. Watercress also contains the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid, which has been shown to lower glucose levels, increase insulin sensitivity, and prevent oxidative stress-induced changes in patients with diabetes. Because my hubby is diabetic and his blood sugar is controlled with medicine and food, I am always enthusiastic about any veggies or other natural products that can help controlling diabetics.

If you don’t want to eat raw watercress you can sauté them. But I like it to eat raw as it goes well with any other veggies or proteins. You can get B &W quality growers  Watercress as bunch from your local HEB grocery.  If you like healthy filling salad then this recipe is for you. With roasted butternut squash light dressing and fresh watercress, salad is ready.  Give it a try and let me know how it turned out.  I assure you that this salad recipe is going to stay in your kitchen for ever just like mine.  For the recipe please check this link

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  1. Ritu Ahuja says

    Such a delicious and healthy salad. Yum 🙂

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  2. Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says

    Starting to wonder why I've not put butternut squash in a salad before. This looks lovely.

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  3. Deanna says

    I love the flavors you have going on with this!! YUMMY!!

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  4. Janette@CulinaryGinger.com says

    I bet the combination of peppery watercress pairs really well with the sweet squash and I love the sound of adding spices.

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  5. Kelly @ trial and eater says

    Such a pretty salad! I love roasted butternut squash!

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  6. Lindsey @ Lito Supply Co. says

    Oh, I love butternut squash, but I've never tried to make salad with watercress. Love the combo!

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  7. Daria says

    Such a delightfully colorful salad. Brings to mind that saying some nutritionist say, "The more colorful the dish, the better."

    Thanks for the recipe!

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