Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad
This Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad combines quinoa, feta, harissa yogurt, kale and tender roasted vegetables into this nourishing dish.
Servings: 6
Calories: 228kcal
Cost: $7
Ingredients
- ¾ cup quinoa 150g
- 1 ½ cups water 350ml
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 1 red onion peeled and sliced into wedges
- ½ a medium butternut squash peeled, deseeded and cut into bite sized chunks
- 2 medium carrots peeled and cut into bite sized chunks
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 large handful kale stalks removed
To serve
- 1 cup yogurt 240g
- 2 teaspoons harissa paste
- ½ cup feta cheese 150g
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint or parsley
- Squeeze of lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F.
- Peel the onion, butternut squash and carrots and chop into bite-sized chunks.
- Place the vegetables onto a rimmed baking sheet, then drizzle with the oil and sprinkle with the cumin, thyme and oregano and toss to coat. Spread out and roast for 35 minutes or until cooked through and lightly caramelised. Add the kale for the final 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, rinse the quinoa in a fine mesh strainer, then pour into a medium lidded saucepan and stir in the water and stock cube.
- Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the water is absorbed. Keep the lid on the quinoa, remove it from the heat and set aside for 10 minutes to steam, then fluff with a fork.
- Stir the harissa paste into the yogurt.
- Divide the quinoa and vegetables onto plates or a serving bowl, crumble the feta onto it and drizzle with the harissa yogurt. Sprinkle it with the mint or parsley and add a squeeze of lemon juice.
Nutrition
Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 527mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 10348IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 2mg