Sarah Cobacho is a nutritionist specializing in plant-based nutrition.

Today, she is making her festive maple pecan salad.

Recipe below:

Festive Maple Salad

This Festive Maple Salad combines roasted squash, chickpeas, candied pecans, and a zesty maple vinaigrette for the perfect holiday side dish bursting with color and flavor.

Ingredients

Salad

2.5 cups (300 g) butternut squash - diced

½ head cauliflower - cut into florets

1.5 tbsp (22 ml) olive oil - divided

2 cups (330 g) chickpeas - cooked

4 cups (150 g) mixed leaf salad

½ large avocado - diced

¼ cup (45 g) pomegranate seeds

½ cup (45 g) fresh mint - finely chopped

Spices

1 tsp (2 g) sweet paprika

½ tsp (1 g) ground cumin

¼ tsp (0.6 g) ground cinnamon

sea salt flakes - to taste

Candied Maple Pecans

½ cup (50 g) pec

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