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Butternut Squash Pasta Salad is a healthy holiday side dish! This vegan recipe is full of fresh winter produce: butternut squash, brussels sprouts, pomegranate seeds, pecans and pasta. All topped with fresh orange and maple dijon vinaigrette!

Butternut Squash Pasta Salad

4.41 from 15 votes
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Servings: 8

Ingredients

Salad

  • 4 Tablespoons Thrive™ Algae Oil - divided
  • 1 Cup Cooked Pasta of Choice I used Acini di Pepe
  • 4 Cups Cubed Butternut Squash
  • 16 ounces Brussels Sprouts - halved then quartered
  • 1/2 Cup Raw Pecans - roughly chopped
  • 1 Cup Pomegranate Arils dried cranberries can be used instead

Vinaigrette

  • 1/4 Cup Thrive™ Algae Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Stone Ground Mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon Pure Maple Syrup
  • Zest of 1 Orange
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Orange Juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon Ground Pepper

Instructions

Salad

  • Heat 2 Tb algae oil over medium heat in large sauté pan. Add butternut squash and cook for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Toss frequently while cooking. Transfer butternut squash to bowl and allow to cool.
  • Add 2 Tb algae oil and Brussels sprouts to hot pan. Cook 10-12 minutes while stirring almost constantly. Add more oil as needed. Add pecans to pan 1 minute before Brussels sprouts are done. Transfer to bowl and allow to cool.
  • Once butternut squash and Brussels sprouts have cooled, combine with cooked pasta and pomegranate arils. Coat salad with half of the vinaigrette. Salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve with a drizzle of vinaigrette and fresh chopped parsley.

Vinaigrette

  • Combine all vinaigrette ingredients.
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