Kale and Butternut Squash Salad

Kale and Butternut Squash Salad: 

Ingredients:

• 1bu Curly Leaf Kale
• 1 half Butternut Squash, medium diced
• 1 Shallot
• 2 Cloves Garlic
• 2 Tbsp Pine Nuts 
• TT Parmasean 
• TT Salt & Pepper

Pull the kale off the tough stalk, and then cut the kale into roughly 1 inch strips. Triple wash the kale, because it's prone to being very sandy. Blanch kale in boiling salted water for 7 minutes and then place in a sauté pan with the thinly sliced garlic, shallot, and olive oil. In a separate sauté pan, sear butternut squash until they are lightly golden (medium high heat). Then place about a half a cup of water in the pan, cover and then cooke for 5-10 minutes until the squash is tender. Drain the cooked squash and then toss with the kale. Add toasted pine nuts, and finish with shaved parmesan.