Succulent Sausage Squash Salad
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
5
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Ingredients for - Succulent Sausage Squash Salad

1. Butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes - 1 small
2. Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
3. Salt - 1 teaspoon
4. Ground breakfast sausage - 4 ounces
5. Apples, diced into 1/2-inch cubes - 2 large
6. Fresh thyme leaves - 1 teaspoon
7. Ground sage - ¼ teaspoon
8. Freshly grated nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon
9. Balsamic Vinegar - ½ cup
10. Maple syrup - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Succulent Sausage Squash Salad

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Stage

Place butternut squash into a large bowl; toss with olive oil and salt until thoroughly coated. Spread squash in a single layer on prepared baking sheet.

3. Stage

Roast in preheated oven until tender, about 30 minutes.

4. Stage

Cook sausage over high heat in a skillet until well-browned, about 7 minutes. Crumble cooked sausage into large serving bowl.

5. Stage

Cook apple, thyme, sage, and nutmeg over high heat in the hot skillet with the sausage grease. Stir to thoroughly brown all sides, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and add to bowl with crumbled sausage.

6. Stage

Combine balsamic vinegar and maple syrup in a small saucepan. Place over high heat. When mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until it begins to thicken and smells strongly acidic, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

7. Stage

Combine roasted squash with the apple and sausage. Mix thoroughly.

8. Stage

To serve, spoon salad into individual dishes and drizzle with balsamic maple reduction. Serve with a glass of ice cold milk.