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Roasted Butternut Squash and Quinoa Salad

Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine American
Keyword Healthy Dinner Recipe, Healthy Lunch, Meal Prep Lunch, Vegetarian
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6 People
Author Babbling With Brooke

Ingredients

Butternut Squash and Quinoa Mixture

  • 3 Cups Butternut Squash, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • Himalayan "Pink" Salt and Black Pepper to taste
  • 1 Teaspoon Rosemary Herb Seasoning
  • 1 Cup Tricolor Quinoa, uncooked
  • 1/3 Cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1/3 Cup Red Onions, diced
  • 3 Tablespoons Sunflower Kernels

Vinaigrette Dressing

  • 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
  • 1/4 Cup Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 Teaspoon Honey
  • 1 Teaspoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 Teaspoon Honey Mustard
  • 1 Teaspoon Minced Garlic
  • Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Garnishment

  • Feta Cheese Crumbles
  • Extra Sunflower Kernels

Instructions

Quinoa and Squash Mixture

  1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Dice up butternut squash to about 1/2 an inch cubes. Place the squash cubes in a large bowl and mix with olive oil, himalayan salt and black pepper to taste, and rosemary herb seasoning.

  2. On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spread the chopped squash across the sheet. Place in the oven and roast for approximately 20-25 minutes. Or until the squash is tender. Set aside to let cool. 

  3. While the squash is roasting, cook the one cup of uncooked tricolor quinoa according to your package instructions. Let cool. 

  4. When both the squash and quinoa are cooled (approximately 30 minutes or more), mix together in a large bowl and add cranberries, sunflower seeds, and onions. 

Vinaigrette Dressing

  1. Mix the ingredients together and stir well. 

Assembly

  1. Mix the dressing with the quinoa mixture and stir together until the quinoa is evenly coated. Garnish with more sunflowers and some feta cheese crumbles. 

  2. If you are eating over spinach, make two sets of dressing, one to go over quinoa and the other to drizzle your preferred amount of quinoa/spinach salad. 

Meal Prep

  1. If you are choosing to meal prep, prepare as normal, simply do not mix the dressing and quinoa. Wait to mix them until you are ready to consume. Simply store in an airtight container.