Cold Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash Salad

Welcome to Part 2 of my Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash. Need a refresher on part 1? Check it out HERE

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Since I have been insanely busy with school lately I have been trying hard to think of dishes that I can make that will transfer into an awesome lunch the next day. However, eating the same thing for 3 days in a row gets boring, so switching it up a bit keeps my tongue and belly happy. So why not take some leftover veggies, add some protein, eat it cold and call it a salad?

This is so unbelievably easy that it can be done the morning of, and really it doesn't even need a recipe but I felt compelled to share because it tastes so darn good.

Cold Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash Salad
Time: 5 mins            CPS: $0.60                 L of D: Undergraduate

- Left over Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash (recipe here)
- 1/2 cup Chickpeas
- Small handful of Dried Cranberries
- 1 Tsp of Balsamic Vinegar
- A bit of lemon zest

Put all ingredients in a dish. Pour over balsamic vinegar (I just wanted an extra little kick to boost the flavour).

Eat cold. I found it best at room-temperature

Yep. THAT IS IT. I am not lying to you. But here is my suggestions for a few additional ingredients you may want to add if you are feelin it.


- Sliced Almonds?
- Goat cheese?
- Feta cheese?
- Anything you want really!

Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash

Still going with my latest obsessions with brussels sprouts as mentioned in my Warm Beet and Brussels Sprouts Salad I have made a 2-part dish. That is why this recipe makes so much because what I did with the leftovers deserved its own post.

SO STAY TUNED FOR PART 2! (mostly because I think it is way better than part 1. However part 1 did serve its purpose and was delicious).

Here it is along side my delicious chicken - YAY gluten free meal!

Pasta with Broccoli Goat Cheese Pesto

Love broccoli. Mini green trees, who wouldn't love them. But what do you do with the stems? I feel like it is a waste to throw it out, however it is woody and a big stringy so not the best part to just eat raw.

Why not hide it somewhere, but let it still feel like it is important? Like a sauce of some sort. Or a pesto. Excellent idea if I do say so myself!

How To: Eat a Banana, Chicken Wings and a Cupcake like a Gentleman or Gentlelady

So apparently I have been eating bananas, chicken wings and cupcakes my entire life.

No word of a lie. My world has been flipped upside down and backwards. I can't even contain myself right now.  I have MOUNTAINS of homework and marking to do, but who gives a flip? I need to immediately go out and get myself a banana, some chicken wings and one badass cupcake.

I stumbled upon this cupcake method a few months ago and never looked back. But when a classmate of mine took out a banana and peeled it like this...I couldn't look away - genius! Then I had to go on a search for video tutorials to share with everyone. Secrets this amazing should not remain a secret! (AMEN brotha!)

THANK GOODNESS for social media tools or else I would still be eating bananas like a chump, chicken wings like a sucker and cupcakes like a fool. Keep reading/watching so you also don't have to.

Warm Beet and Brussels Sprouts Salad

BRUSSELS SPROUTS!!!!

Everyone hates these little guys. Why wouldn't you? They are mini cabbages. I always hated them as a child.

Well you would think I was pregnant or somethin because I have had some massive cravings from them (no worries friends and fam - I am NOT preggers and if I was.. what a horrible way to find out eh?!)