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Quinoa Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash, Feta, and Pine Nuts

Healthy Quinoa Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash, Pine Nuts, Caramelized Onions and Feta cheese, with French Vinaigrette salad dressing. Healthy, vegetarian, meatless, gluten free recipe, packed with anti-oxidants (squash) and protein (quinoa).
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword healthy quinoa recipes, quinoa and butternut squash, quinoa salad
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 354kcal
Author Julia

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups quinoa cooked
  • 1 onion sliced
  • ½ butternut squash medium size
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt
  • ¼ cup French Vinaigrette salad dressing or Italian dressing
  • ¼ cup Feta cheese
  • ¼ cup pine nuts toasted

Instructions

How to roast butternut squash:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line the baking sheet with aluminum foil and grease with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  • Peel the squash and slice it into ¾ inch cubes. You will only need ½ of the medium size squash. Toss the squash cubes in a large bowl with 2 tablespoons olive oil and generously sprinkle with salt.
  • Put butternut squash on the greased baking sheet and roast for about 30 minutes, until soft. Flip the squash cubes over midway through baking. Let it cool slightly before adding to the salad.

Assembling quinoa salad:

  • In a large bowl, combine cooked quinoa, roasted butternut squash, caramelized onions, and mix with the dressing. Add the dressing only before the serving, and add as much as you want to individual portions, as both quinoa and butternut squash tend to be on a dry side, and this dressing (when generously applied) fixes this beautifully!
  • Top each individual serving of quinoa salad with Feta cheese and toasted pine nuts.
  • Note: The quinoa salad keeps very well refrigerated for up to 4 days, but only without dressing. Add the dressing only before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 519mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 6670IU | Vitamin C: 14.5mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 2.8mg