Harvest Chopped Salad

also called fall harvest chopped · harvest salad · autumn chopped salad · fall salad · squash and kale salad · chopped kale salad

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The table

Harvest Chopped Salad: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C)
1 bunch(stemmed, chopped in 1/2-in pieces)lacinato kalerub 1 minchop intoss
1/4 tspkosher salt
1 Tbs(15 mL)apple cider vinegar
1 large(cored, in 1/2-in dice)honeycrisp apple
2 ribs(sliced thin)celery
1/3 cupdried cranberries
1 lb(450 g; halved, seeded, sliced in 1/2-in half-moons)delicata squashroast 425°F 25 min
2 Tbs(30 mL)extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tspkosher salt
1 cup(110 g)pecanstoast 6 min, cool hard
2 Tbs(30 mL)maple syrup
1/4 tspkosher salt
1/8 tspcayenne
3 oz(85 g; crumbled)goat cheese
1/3 cup(80 mL)basic vinaigrette
Warm squash against cold vinaigrette is the feel of it. Dressed cold it is the same things and a duller plate
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What to lay out

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Pans and tools

Before anything else

2rub 1 min

3roast 425°F 25 min

4toast 6 min, cool hard

5chop in

goes in with what step 2 made

6toss

goes in with what steps 3, 4 and 5 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 25 min2 of 5 steps give no time
Needs you
about 7 min
If you get it wrong
Forgiving — every component holds a day in the fridge separately, and the salad is twenty seconds of tossing at the end
  1. roast 425°F 25 min

    25 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. toast 6 min, cool hard

    16 minneeds youfrom the start

  3. rub 1 min

    1 minneeds you(we think)from the start

  4. chop in

    not timed1 min in

  5. toss

    not timed25 min in

You'll need oven · sheet pan · skillet

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See how it is written
>> title: Harvest Chopped Salad
>> category: Salads
>> tags: kale, squash, pecans, apple, goat cheese
>> counters: The Bowl Shop
>> aka: fall harvest chopped, harvest salad, autumn chopped salad, fall salad, squash and kale salad, chopped kale salad
>> pairs-with: basic-vinaigrette
>> servings: 4
>> time: 50 min
>> slack: forgiving — every component holds a day in the fridge separately, and the salad is twenty seconds of tossing at the end

Preheat the #oven{} to 425°F (220°C).

>> step: roast 425°F 25 min
Roast @delicata squash{1%lb}(450 g; halved, seeded, sliced in 1/2-in half-moons) with @extra-virgin olive oil{2%Tbs}(30 mL) and @kosher salt{1/2%tsp} on a #sheet pan{} for ~roast{25%min}, cut side down and not moved for the first fifteen.

>> step: toast 6 min, cool hard
Toast @pecans{1%cup}(110 g) with @maple syrup{2%Tbs}(30 mL), @kosher salt{1/4%tsp} and @cayenne{1/8%tsp} in a #skillet{} over medium heat for ~toast{6%min}, then spread them on parchment to ~cool{10%min} in a single layer.

>> step: rub 1 min
Rub @lacinato kale{1%bunch}(stemmed, chopped in 1/2-in pieces) with @kosher salt{1/4%tsp} and @apple cider vinegar{1%Tbs}(15 mL) for ~rub{1%min}.

>> step: chop in
Chop @honeycrisp apple{1%large}(cored, in 1/2-in dice), @celery{2%ribs}(sliced thin) and @dried cranberries{1/3%cup} into @&(~1)kale{}.

>> step: toss
Toss @&(~1)chopped salad{} with @&(~4)roasted squash{}, @&(~3)candied pecans{}, @goat cheese{3%oz}(85 g; crumbled) and @basic vinaigrette{1/3%cup}(80 mL) while the squash is still warm.

Warm squash against cold vinaigrette is the feel of it. Dressed cold it is the same things and a duller plate.