Butternut Squash Pomegranate and Kale Salad

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Butternut Squash Pomegranate and Kale Salad – 8 Servings

Costs: $27

Suzy Lewis

The bright lemon maple vinaigrette gives a nice tang to this sweet and savory salad. Loaded with antioxidants, flavors, and colors, you can celebrate the holiday season with this guilt free indulgence. It’s truly a taste and texture explosion that is immune boosting.

Ingredients:
1 butternut squash, peeled, and cut into ¾” cubes
¼ C extra-virgin olive oil
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
½ C chopped pecans
2 large bunches Tuscan kale stemmed and thinly sliced
Juice from whole lemon – divided
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 shallot, diced
1 C pomegranate arils

 

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400F
  2. On a baking sheet place squash and toss in 1 Tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with turmeric and salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 30 minutes until squash is tender.
  3. Brown pecans in a skillet with 1 tsp olive oil, 2-3 minutes.
  4. Make dressing by combining remaining olive oil, lemon, vinegar, syrup, mustard and shallot and pulse in a food processor or blender until smooth. 
  5. In a large salad bowl combine kale with salad dressing and toss until coated.
  6. Add squash, pomegranate seeds, and pecans to toss and serve.

The Einenhower Principle – Guide for setting priorities and managing your time

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🎯Have you ever heard of the Eisenhower Principle? It is the way that the former US president was said to organize and prioritize his time. The original quote that inspired this was from Dr. Roscoe Mille, president of Northwestern University and states; “I have two kinds of problems: the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.” Sometimes I find that if I’m too focused on the urgencies that inevitably pop up in my life, the important things can get crowded out.

🌞This month our theme is time management and prioritizing our schedules, a key strategy for enhancing both productivity and well-being. As a health coach, I recommend starting your day by identifying and prioritizing tasks that are crucial and time-sensitive. By focusing on these high-impact activities first, you can leverage your peak energy levels and mental clarity, leading to more effective outcomes.

⏰Time blocking is a concept that uses color coding and prioritization of tasks to leverage your energy each day and can be done digitally, or on a planner. Integrating this approach helps prevent the stress of last-minute pressures, promotes a sense of accomplishment, and frees up time for self-care activities!

💡Here is a genius time blocking instructional video by Kalyn Brooke

https://youtu.be/m3M9G4K41h8?si=csI-xpFtZjwpk26j

Let’s get back to balancing our lives and making sure that the important meaningful things get their due attention. It sounds like Mozart had it right way back when…

“The shorter way to do many things is to only do one thing at a time.” – Mozart

🌟How do you manage to prioritize your important tasks in with the urgent?