Tahini Kale Salad with Spiralized Butternut Squash and Feta

Tahini Kale Salad with Spiralized Butternut Squash and Feta

How about that debate, eh? Juuust kidding. No politics here. Take me out for a...

Tahini Kale Salad with Spiralized Butternut Squash and Feta

How about that debate, eh?

Juuust kidding. No politics here. Take me out for a drink and I’ll talk politics, but this is not the place!

Right before the debate, Lu built my new desk (as I made dinner) and it’s now sitting in our living rom, like a big, giant TEASE, because I’m not moving in until Sunday.

This week kind of feels like the week before we got married: all I can think about is this new office! It’s so hard not to spend all day meandering the aisles of Home Goods, IKEA, West Elm, and Target! I literally have been scheduling one-hour spurts, where I let myself fill my Amazon cart up or peruse sites for cute desk accessories.

I’m really excited, can you tell?

Tahini Kale Salad with Spiralized Butternut Squash and Feta

I think the anxiousness and anticipation is also due to this pent up energy I have right now, because I hurt my foot on Saturday on an 11-mile training run, so I’ve been off it for the past few days, and I’m antsy! I’ve been religious about the training and haven’t missed a day, so I’m dying for a nice, invigorating run.

I bought new running sneakers on Saturday, because I realized my shoes were rubbing wrongly against the top of my foot and causing stress. Non bene.

But anyway, there’s a new recipe today! It’s another one of my easy go-to meals. Everything tastes better with a fried egg on top, right? You can’t really go wrong with that one. And a sprinkle of feta on top adds a lovely saltiness to this dish. The tahini kale is soft and fluffy, with a nuttiness that pairs well with the sweet butternut squash.

Tahini Kale Salad with Spiralized Butternut Squash and Feta

I love the way the Inspiralizer spiralizers butternut squash – easily, of course, but most importantly, the shape is so unique and you won’t find it on any other spiralizers out there. On Blade C, it’s a flatter noodle, that’s light and not too thick, so it cooks quickly and isn’t too overwhelmingly butternut-squashy.

Just sayin’.

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Nutritional Information & Recipe

Weight Watchers SmartPoints*: 6 points

*These points were calculated using the official Weight Watchers SmartPoints calculator. We are in no way affiliated with Weight Watchers, we are providing this information based on popular demand.

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Tahini Kale Salad with Spiralized Butternut Squash and Feta

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 large butternut squash peeled, Blade C, noodles trimmed
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 large bushel of kale chopped
  • 4 whole eggs
  • 1/4 cup crumbled feta
  • For the dressing:
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons water to thin + more as needed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the butternut squash noodles out on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Spritz with cooking spray, season with salt and pepper, and bake for 7-10 minutes or until softened.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the tahini dressing. Place all of the ingredients in the bottom of a large mixing bowl and whisk together until creamy. Taste and adjust to your preferences, if necessary. Add the kale into the bowl. Toss and then massage dressing into kale leaves, massaging until softened, about 1 minute.
  • Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once pan is hot, crack in the eggs and fry until egg whites set, about 5 minutes.
  • While eggs cook, divide the butternut squash into plates and add the kale salad. Top with fried egg and garnish with feta.

tahini kale salad with spiralized butternut squash & feta

 

with love, Ali

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  • How much is a bushel of Kale? Surely not what I've known as a bushel growing up on the farm??!?!?! Thanks!
    • Ha!! I was thinking the same thing! Maybe say a "bunch"??
    • Yep! A bushel is 64 pints! Possibly an autocorrect?
  • Any way I can do this without tahini? I'm allergic to sesame
    • I've seen people use thinned peanut butter or pureed pumpkin seeds to make tahini like sauces on other blogs and in cookbooks :) Maybe try one of those?
  • CANT WAIT TO TRY THIS RECIPE. I JUST GOT MY SPIRALIZER AND IT IS EVERYTHING YOU SAY IT IS. I ALMOST WANT TO BUY A 2ND ONE JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS. TRIED THE GARLIC ZUCCHINI PARMESAN AND IT WAS A JOY TO MAKE AND BLISS TO EAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
  • DO YOU THINK I COULD WILT THE KALE.:? AS I AM WANTING TO MAKE THIS FOR MY MOM AND SHE HAS A HARD TIME CHEWING.
  • A word of warning on butternut squash: Don't do what I did, which was buy a beautiful organic squash then let it sit for a Very Long Time on the kitchen counter. It didn't spoil or develop soft spots, but when I went to spiralize the solid part, I discovered that the center of the squash neck had gotten just soft enough so it couldn't be held securely by the Inspiralizer. It just spun and spun and spun without producing those lovely squoodles I was anticipating. Lesson learned, and I hope someone else benefits from my mistake. Meanwhile, butternut and white bean soup is in the menu this week..