Autumn Quinoa
photo by jgarcia049
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa (about 3 cups cooked)
- 1 1⁄2 cups acorns or 1 1/2 cups butternut squash, cut into 1 . 5 inch pieces
- 1 1⁄2 cups carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces (purple carrots if you can find them!!)
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
- 6 unpeeled garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil (grapeseed or sunflower)
- 9 sprigs thyme, leaves stripped
- 1⁄4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1⁄2 cup feta
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- salt and black pepper for seasoning
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F.
- In a large bowl, toss together squash, carrots, maple syrup, sherry vinegar, unpeeled garlic cloves, neutral oil, thyme and a sprinkle of salt.
- Transfer veggies to a baking sheet, reserving any excess liquid in a bowl, and roast in the oven for approximately 35 minutes, or until the veggies are golden around the edges.
- Meanwhile, cook quinoa. After draining, cover the pot with tin foil to keep warm.
- Remove veg from oven, and pick out garlic cloves.
- Squeeze the cloves— the roasted garlic should come out easily.
- Mash the cloves to form a puree and mix into reserved vinegar mixture. Add extra virgin olive oil if needed. Taste dressing and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Add veggies into quinoa and toss everything with reserved dressing.
- Top with feta and chopped parsley and serve with a final swirl of extra virgin olive oil.
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