Baked Winter Vegetable Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 medium red onions
• 2 beets, peeled
• 2 parsnips, peeled
• 1 medium butternut squash, peeled & seeded
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, divided
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 6 cups torn mixed salad greens
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped coarsely, and toasted

Recipe

• 1 cut first 4 ingredients into 1 inch cubes. line 2 (13 x 9 inch) pans with aluminum foil.
• 2 toss together onions, beets, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in lined pan and set aside.
• 3 toss together parsnips, squash, remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, remaining salt & pepper, and maple syrup in empty lined pan.
• 4 bake both pans of veggies at 350f for 45 minutes or until veggies are tender, shielding with aluminum foil, if necessary, to prevent any excessive browning.
• 5 combine all baked veggies. add salad greens, and toss. arrange on a serving platter, and sprinkle with walnuts. serve immediately.