Summer Quinoa Salad Recipe - Food Fanatic
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Summer Quinoa Salad Recipe

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    6 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup Quinoa
  • 2 tablespoons Grapeseed Oil, or olive oil, separated
  • 1/2 White Onion, chopped
  • 1 Zucchini Squash, diced
  • 1 Yellow Squash, diced
  • 2 cups Green Beans, trimmed and chopped into 1" pieces
  • 7 cloves Garlic, roasted
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Zest
  • 3 tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black Pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup Walnuts, chopped

Directions

  1. Spread vegetables on a cookie sheet or place them in a casserole dish.
  2. Drizzle vegetables with 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  3. Wrap the garlic cloves in foil and place the bundle on the cookie sheet with the veggies
  4. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until softened.
  5. While the veggies are baking, prepare the quinoa according to the directions on the package.
  6. In a blender or food processor, blend the roasted garlic cloves, lemon zest, lemon juice and oil into a thick, smooth mixture.
  7. Pour this dressing over the cooked quinoa and stir it together.
  8. Add the roasted vegetables and fold them gently in to the quinoa.
  9. Sprinkle the walnuts on top and serve either hot or cold!
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