Thanksgiving Green Salad

Lori Yates — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000

If you’re looking for a bright and fresh Thanksgiving Salad, this is the one with the best seasonal ingredients that you can prep in advance!

Get ready for the Best Thanksgiving Salad

For me, Thanksgiving dinner usually isn’t complete without a salad, and I’ve made this same really good Thanksgiving green salad recipe year after year.

This salad for Thanksgiving is a combination of sweet and savory flavors using seasonal ingredients, and it’s easy to prep a lot of it in advance. Simply toss it together right before dinner!

Why you will love this Thanksgiving Salad Recipe

Make the dressing and roast the squash in advance, so all you have to do before dinner is toss everything together!
Since there are usually lots of rich, heavier dishes on the holiday table (hello cheesy corn casserole and Cajun turkey), I find that a light and fresh salad with an acidic dressing like this one really helps to balance everything out.
It’s a good place in your menu to incorporate seasonal ingredients that you may not want to dedicate an entire side dish to. Fall squash can be highlighted in this salad, or even roasted sweet potatoes instead if you’re not serving them as their own dish.

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Oven Roasted Acorn Squash Slices

Lori Yates — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Roasted Acorn Squash Slices are the prettiest autumn side dish. With just a few ingredients and minimal prep, this stunning vegetable will be the star of your holiday table, but also perfect for a weeknight.

These Roasted Acorn Squash Slices are the perfect side dish

I’ve always believed that sometimes, the simplest dishes are not only the most flavorful, but the most beautiful as well. Just like my honey roasted carrots and balsamic green beans, today’s recipe is the epitome of that sentiment.

These roasted acorn squash slices on their own would be the perfect addition to a Thanksgiving salad, or all dressed up with parsley and pomegranate and added as a side dish to your Thanksgiving recipes binder (I’m not the only one with one, right?).

I especially love the sweetness of this dish paired with Cajun turkey and chorizo stuffing. And like my mini Hasselback potatoes, this dish may LOOK pretty fancy, but couldn’t be simpler to execute.

This roasted acorn squash recipe is also the perfect side dish for any dinner this fall. I particularly love it paired with Instant Pot short ribs or salmon with my bourbon glaze recipe for salmon.