Filled with autumnal vegetables, this quinoa salad offers a healthy dose of fiber and protein.
Ingredients
1½ cups chopped butternut or kabocha squash, cut into ½-inch pieces
1½ cups chopped carrot, cut into ½-inch pieces
1½ cups chopped sweet potato, cut into ½-inch pieces
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
Salt
2 medium shallots, peeled, halved, and sliced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Pepper
½ cup toasted, hulled pumpkin seeds
2 cups cooked quinoa
Instructions
- Thoroughly rinse fresh produce under warm running water for 20 seconds. Scrub to remove excess dirt.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Toss squash, carrot, and sweet potato with 1 teaspoon olive oil, thyme, and a generous pinch of salt. Spread in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the vegetables and add shallots to the sheet. Bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- While vegetables are cooking, whisk together remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Stir in pumpkin seeds and cooked quinoa.
- When vegetables are tender, let cool slightly, then add to quinoa mixture and stir to combine.
Yield
Serves 4
Prep time
30 minutes
Cook time
60 minutes
Total time
90 minutes
Nutrition
- Calories
- 350 calories
- Carbohydrates
- 48g
- Fat
- 15g
- Fiber
- 8g
- Protein
- 8g
- Saturated fat
- 2g
- Sodium
- 70mg
- Sugar
- 7g
