Ingredients
- 1 red beet
- 1/4 celery root
- 2 red onions
- 1 lbs butternut squash
- 4 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 tsp salt, divided
- 1/4 tsp pepper, divided
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
STEPS
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Cut the celery root and beet into 1.5inch pieces. Cut the onion into eight segments and the squash into 2 inch pieces.
2. Put all the vegetables in a baking dish. Add 2 tsp olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Season with 1/8 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Stir thoroughly, cover and bake until vegetables are tender, 30 to 40minutes.
3. Rinse the quinoa. Place in a saucepan with water, garlic, remaining 2 tsp olive oil, 1/8 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 12minutes until quinoa is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed. Remove the pan from the heat, but let the quinoa stand for a few minutes before serving.
4. Add the quinoa to the roasted vegetables and stir well.
Preparation: 15 minutes • Cooking: 40 minutes • Yield: 2 servings
Per serving: Cal 410, Fat 12 g (Sat 1.5 g, P:S 1.5), Carb 70 g, Total sugars 15 g (Added 0 g), Fiber 13 g, Protein 11 g, Sodium 400 mg, Potassium 1280 mg, Calcium 165 mg, Iron 4 mg.
Recipe abbreviations:Cal: calories, Sat: saturated fat, P:S: polyunsaturated fat to saturated fat ratio, Carb: carbohydrate,g: grams, mg: milligrams, mcg: micrograms, Tbsp: tablespoons, tsp: teaspoons, oz:ounce.
➧ Soft or al dente? After 30 minutes in the oven the squash will be soft, but the celery root and the beet will still be al dente. If you want all vegetables to be soft, briefly pre-cook the celery root and beet pieces. However, this will give you a different flavor.
➧ Rinse the quinoa: Rinse quinoa in a sieve under a tap before cooking because it may have a bitter-tasting outer coating.
Recipe adapted from Pure & Simple: A Natural Food Way of Life(Harry N. Abrams, 2017), by Belgian culinary author Pascale Naessens. For more, see her website: Pure Pascale <purepascale.com>