"Roasted Sugar Pumpkin Salad with kale, apples, black rice, maple-glazed pecans - a delicious, vegan fall salad, perfect for Thanksgiving...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 small sugar pumpkin cut into ¾ inch wedges. (5-6 inches in diameter) Or use a delicata squash
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1 Tablespoon oil
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Salt and Pepper
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3 cups cooked black rice (or wild rice, or any cooked grain- farro, quinoa, freekah,etc. )
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4 ounces baby kale (or arugula)
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¼ cup dried cranberries ( or dried currants)
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1 apple, ( honey crisp are great!) sliced into thin wedges (or try a persimmon)
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½ cup sliced green onion
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1 cup pecans
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2 tablespoon real maple syrup
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pinch salt and pepper
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4 tablespoons olive oil
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3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
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1 tablespoon maple syrup
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½ teaspoon salt, more to taste
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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1 teaspoon ground allspice