Winter Salad of Roasted Vegetables and Quinoa Recipe

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A colorful salad choke full of winter vegetables, pomegranate and quinoa.

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Servings: 4
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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups brussel sprouts cleaned and halved, about 10-12 pieces
  • 1/2 a small squash. I used Kuri
  • Arils of 1/2 medium pomegranate
  • handful of baby leaves. spinach or kale
  • 1 cup white quinoa cleaned, rinsed cooked in 2 cups of water or broth
  • 1 small bunch green onions, sliced
  • 8-10 pieces chestnuts or 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1 tbsp olive oil to brush the veggies
  • Dressing
  • 2 tablespoon hazelnut or extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • juice from 1 lemon
  • 2 teaspoon agave nectar
  • juice extracted from 2 inches of ginger ( see instructions)
  • salt and pepper

Directions

  1. 1.Lightly coat the brussel sprouts, squash and chestnuts and roast in a 400 F oven for 20 minutes. Cut the squash into 2 inch cubes and shell the chestnuts. Set aside and keep warm.
  2. 2.Cook the quinoa in 2 cups of water or broth after throughly rinsing in cool water and carefully straining. Keep aside and cool slightly.
  3. for the dressing
  4. 1.In a small food processor, run 2 inch piece ginger with orange juice. Strain it through a small sieve and extract as much liquid as you can without the pulp.
  5. 2.In a large mixing bowl add the ginger/oj juice blend, lemon juice, agave, oil, salt and pepper and blend .
  6. 3.Add the quinoa to the dressing so it soaks the dressing followed by the roast veggies.
  7. 4.Just before serving toss the greens, sliced spring onions and pomegranate arils.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 239g
Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 304  
Calories from Fat 97 32%
Total Fat 10.92g 14%
Saturated Fat 1.36g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 128mg 5%
Potassium 882mg 25%
Total Carbs 44.24g 12%
Dietary Fiber 6.3g 21%
Sugars 11.25g 8%
Protein 9.91g 16%
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