Arugula Salad with Bacon and Butternut Squash

This is just a quick salad I came up with from leftovers and loved! I liked the way the arugula paired with the bacon and squash. Add a baguette or a bagel, and it’s a great lunch all on it’s own! Dress with balsamic vinaigrette or simply oil and vinegar. Feta cheese can be used for the goat cheese, if you prefer.

INGRIDIENT

1 slice bacon, cut into small pieces

2 mushrooms, sliced (or more to taste)

¼ cup cooked butternut squash cubes

2 cups arugula

1 ounce crumbled goat cheese

1 teaspoon pine nuts

¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper, or to taste

DIRECTION

Step: 1

Cook bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until some of the fat renders into the pan, 2 to 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir together until the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir squash cubes into the bacon mixture; continue cooking until the squash is hot and the bacon crisp, 3 to 5 minutes more.

Step: 2

Put arugula in a bowl; top with bacon, mushroom, and squash mixture. Sprinkle goat cheese over the salad and top with pine nuts. Sprinkle with cracked black pepper.

NUTRITION FACT

Per Serving: 211 calories; protein 13.1g; carbohydrates 10.3g; fat 14.1g; cholesterol 32.3mg; sodium 368mg.

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