Roasted Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Take squash seeds from center of squash and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Coat with oil and roast until squash seeds are golden brown.
- Cut Apple, Squash and sweet potato into 1-inch cubes. Coat with coconut oil and sprinkle with chopped sage, salt and pepper. Roast for 20 mins. Until fork tender.
- In a skillet. Cook Quinoa to directions. Add cut up scallions.
- Add roasted vegetables and apple. Toss to combine. Dress with garlic lemon-mustard dressing. Add roasted squash seeds.
- Serve immediately. Enjoy!
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Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1/2 butternut squash
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 packet of quinoa and kale
- 1 apple
- 4 pitted dates
- 1 spring onion
- 1 sage
- salt
- pepper
- Garlic Lemon-Mustard Dressing
- 2 roasted garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Take squash seeds from center of squash and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Coat with oil and roast until squash seeds are golden brown.
- Cut Apple, Squash and sweet potato into 1-inch cubes. Coat with coconut oil and sprinkle with chopped sage, salt and pepper. Roast for 20 mins. Until fork tender.
- In a skillet. Cook Quinoa to directions. Add cut up scallions.
- Add roasted vegetables and apple. Toss to combine. Dress with garlic lemon-mustard dressing. Add roasted squash seeds.
- Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
- Sweet potatoes are a rich source of fibre as well as containing a variety of vitamin and minerals including iron, calcium, selenium, and they’re a good source of most B Vitamins and Vitamin C.
- Quinoa is gluten-free, high in protein and one of the few plant foods that contain sufficient amounts of all nine essential amino acids. It is also high in fiber, magnesium, B Vitamins, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, Vitamin E and antioxidants.
- Kale contains fibre, antioxidants, calcium, vitamin C and K, iron, and a wide range of other nutrients that can help prevent various health problems. Antioxidants help the body remove unwanted toxins that result from natural processes and environmental pressures.
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