This salad was born on Halloween in 2004, during midterms of our senior year of college. It is just the right thing to prepare when you need to recuperate from mental and emotional stress. Roasted acorn squash is turned into a pasta sauce flavored slightly with smoky chile chipotle adobo. The dish is garnished with walnuts, pepitas, and pomegranates, providing various textures and flavors that both nourish and delight.