Taurus season has arrived and can bring with it the desire to feel stable and grounded. As an earth sign these are popular themes for Taurus season along with love, beauty, joy, peace, and appreciating life and all it’s pleasures.
It’s the perfect time to treat yourself, indulge in some extra self care, be present in every moment and try to find a sense of calm and balance within yourself.
This salad also includes properties for abundance, wealth, harmony, love, energy, and protection. It’s also perfect for meal prepping if you want to focus your week on these types of intentions.
Before we get into this Sweet Potato Squash recipe, let’s talk about some of the health benefits.
Sweet Potato Squash Salad: The Health Benefits
These salad ingredients are super simple and are filled with great nutritional benefits.
Sweet Potato
- Nutrient Dense
- Rich in anti-oxidants
- Promotes a healthy gut
- Supports digestion
- Benefits eye health
- Supports brain health
- Promotes healthy immune system
Squash
- Rich in vitamin c
- Nutrient dense
- Supports eye health
- promotes healthy skin
- Heart healthy
- Helps manage blood pressure
- High anti-oxidant content
- Decrease disease risk
Sweet Peppers
- Many essential vitamins and minerals
- High in vitamin C
- Source of anti-oxidants
- Supports eye health
- Helps iron absorption
- Protects against disease
Tahini
- Another amazing source of anti-oxidants
- May protect against diabetes
- Support heart health
- Great source of fibre
- May lower cholestrol
- Good source of protein and healthy fats
- Source of B-Vitamins
- Supports immune system
- Fights inflammation
Sweet Potato Squash Salad: Main Magical Properties
Sweet Potato – grounding, love, peace, harmony
Squash – cleansing, balance, stability
Peppers – protection, cleansing, energy, growth
Tahini – fertility, wealth, protection
Maple Syrup – love, wealth, joy, prosperity
While going through the steps to prepare your salad, clear your mind of outside noise and keep your intention clear in your thoughts. Focus on being grounded, centred, and balanced as you move forward on your path.
And Now The Sweet Potato Squash Recipe!
Makes 6 – 8 servings | Time: 45 minutes
Salad Ingredients:
- 1 lb sweet potato
- 1 lb squash
- 1 red pepper
- 1 yellow pepper
- 1 sm red onion
- 1 c corn
- 1 tbsp hemp hearts
- 3 tbsp walnut pieces
Dressing Ingredients:
- 3/4 c tahini
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- black pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Cut up your sweet potato and squash. You can either boil or roast it in the oven to cook. Try to cook in advance so that it is already cooled and ready to be mixed into the salad.
- Chop up your peppers, onions, and cook your corn (I tend to just use frozen because it’s easy).
- Next, place all of your dressing ingredients into a bowl and whisk together until smooth. You may add extra water a tablespoon at a time to reach your desired consistency if it’s too thick.
- Combine all of your salad ingredients into a large bowl then add your dressing and mix together thoroughly. As you are stirring, try to feel focused and relaxed while bringing yourself back to centre. You may state the following or something similar if you wish, ‘May these nutritious gifts from earth help me to feel grounded and find balance throughout the day.’
This salad is great for make ahead meal prep and will be good in the fridge for 3 days.
Thoughts!
Do you regularly perform any of your witchcraft practice in the kitchen?
As always, I love to hear from you, so please leave a comment or connect with me on socials.
For more Kitchen Witch inspiration, check out my PATREON Page where I will be sharing magical recipes, kitchen witch resource pages, early access to my YouTube Videos, magical polls and discussions and so much more!
Spring is also a wonderful time to create positive change in our lives so be sure to check out my new book, The Witch’s Guide to Wellness, available for purchase now!
And remember you can SUBSCRIBE to The Wholesome Witch Mailing List and receive a 20% OFF discount code for my shop full of witchy digital offerings and some freebies as well!
Wishing you a beautiful and blessed Spring season!
Yours in health and magick,
Krystle xo
