Warmed Spiced Quinoa with Roasted Vegetables
Warmed Spiced Quinoa with Roasted Vegetables is a delicious warm salad packed with roasted vegetables, warming spices, red quinoa and crunchy roasted pepitas.
Servings: 4
Calories: 371kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup quinoa
red dry (cooked per instructions) - 1.25 cups water
- 1 Asian Eggplant
washed and chopped - 2 Carrot washed peeled and sliced
- 1 bunch broccolini (washed and chopped)
- 1 cup garbanzo beans
- ½ cup raisins
- 2 cloves fresh garlic peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
to taste
Warmed Spiced Dressing
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon paprika
dried ground - 1 teaspoon cinnamon
dried ground - 1 teaspoon cardamom
dried ground - 1 teaspoon cumin dried ground
- ½ teaspoon fennel
dried ground - 1 teaspoon ginger
dried ground
Garnishes
- cilantro
handful chopped - ¼ cup garlic chives
chopped - ¼ cup onion
chopped - ¼ cup pumpkin seeds toasted (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees C (392 degrees F)
- Chop vegetables (eggplants, carrots and broccolini) and toss with olive oil, fresh garlic and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 25-30 minutes or until fork tender. Toss vegetables at the 15 minute mark and return back to the oven.
- Cook the quinoa per instructions on your package (I used red quinoa but can also use white quinoa or even brown rice) Set aside.
- Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry pan until lightly toasty and slightly golden. Remove from pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix the cooked quinoa with the roasted vegetables, garbanzo beans, raisins, garlic chives, onions, cilantro, olive oil, lemon juice and toss to mix. Then add the paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamon, cumin, fennel and ginger. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve either at room temperature or cold as a salad and top with roasted pumpkin seeds. Enjoy
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 647mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 6213IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 4mg