Fall Recipes

Fall into… Fresh Flavors!

FALL HARVEST SALAD

This recipe was modified from “As Easy as Apple Pie”.

INGREDIENTS

  • Butternut squash – peeled, cubed, and roasted in the oven. If you want to save time, you can buy pre-cut butternut squash.

  • Kale – any variety, chopped into bite-sized pieces.

  • Quinoa – you can use white, multi-color, or red quinoa for this recipe. Don’t forget to rinse it before cooking to get rid of the bitterness.

  • Apples – use a nice crunchy apple, chopped or sliced. Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Fuji, and Jazz apples are our favorites.

  • Ferris Nut Co. Dried cranberries – add sweetness and a pop of color.

  • Ferris Nut Co. Pepitas – pecans and roasted pumpkin seeds add crunch, flavor, and healthy fats.

  • Crumbled feta cheese – lends creaminess and a salty punch.

  • Frederik's by Meijer Sweet Apple Dressing – an artful balance of light and tangy apple cider vinegar and notes of sweet apple, this bright dressing is the perfect base for your dream salad.

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Roast the butternut squash – toss with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast until tender.

  2. Prepare the quinoa – cook the quinoa and once it’s ready, fluff it with a fork and let it cool.

  3. Massage the kale – kale can be tough and bitter. Massage it with half of the dressing to bring out the sweetness and make it more tender. Add the kale to a salad bowl with 1/2 of the dressing, and toss until it’s evenly coated.

  4. Assemble – add the quinoa, butternut squash, and apples into the bowl with the kale, and toss to combine.

  5. Serve – divide the salad between 3 plates, add the toppings, drizzle the remaining vinaigrette over the top, and serve.

Curried Butternut Squash Soup (Vegan)

This recipe was modified from “Slow Cooker Curried Butternut Squash Soup”.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 tbs sesame oil (or sub coconut or avocado oil)

  • 1 large yellow onion, diced

  • 1 tbsp garlic, minced

  • 4 cups cubed butternut squash

  • 3 cups diced sweet potatoes

  • 2 1/4- 1/2 tsp salt ( & pepper to taste )

  • 2 tbsp + 1 tsp True Goodness Organic Curry Powder

  • 1 tsp True Goodness Organic Turmeric

  • 1 tsp True Goodness Organic Ground Paprika

  • 3 cups Meijer Low-Sodium Vegetable Broth

  • 1 13.5 oz can full-fat coconut milk

  • 3 tbsp unsweetened Ferris Nut Co. All Natural Peanut Butter

  • 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice

  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar

  • 1-3 tbsp coconut sugar (or sub maple syrup)

FOR SERVING (optional):

  • Ferris Nut Co. Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

  • Cilantro

  • Full-fat coconut cream

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a large Stoneware pot, heat sesame oil over medium heat.

  2. Add onion and sauté for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add garlic and continue cooking for another

  3. 2-3 minutes.

  4. Add in squash, sweet potatoes, and spices. Stir well to coat. Cook for 5-7 minutes stirring a few times.

  5. Add broth and coconut milk and bring to boil. Then, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until squash is fork-tender (about

  6. 40 minutes).

  7. After the veggies have softened, add peanut butter, lime juice, rice wine vinegar, and coconut sugar. Stir well.

  8. Use either an immersion blender or a regular blender to purée soup until smooth. If using a blender, make sure it's heat-sale.

  9. Taste and adjust spices as desired.

  10. Garnish with coconut cream, cilantro, and pumpkin seeds as desired.

Pumpkin Pie Dip

This recipe was modified from “Delish.com”

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 cups Meijer heavy whipping cream

  • 1 (3.4-oz.) box instant vanilla pudding mix

  • 1/2 cup Meijer canned 100% pure pumpkin

  • 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

  • Shortbread cookies, for serving

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a stand mixer, beat heavy whipping cream and vanilla pudding mix until stiff peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes.

  2. Add pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice and stir to combine, then chill if desired.

  3. Sprinkle over top with pumpkin pie spice. Serve with shortbread cookies.

ALTERNATIVES:

  • Heavy Cream Substitute - If you’re looking for a more decadent dip then cream cheese would be a great addition. Or if you’d like to keep it less “cream” heavy, place in whole-fat Greek yogurt.

  • Shortbread Substitute - apple slices, cannoli shells, graham crackers, ginger snap cookies, or vanilla wafers would also be delicious.