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Home » Quinoa Recipes » Quinoa Salad Recipes » Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts

Published: Feb 26, 2017 by Wendy Polisi Modified: Aug 14, 2018 · 538 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. This post may contain affiliate links. All opinions are my own.

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This Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts is a simple vegan meal the whole family will love.   Hearty and delicious, this is one you will make again and again.Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts
You know those days where you just don't feel like cooking dinner?

It happens to me at least once a week.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts
I stare at my full pantry as if it were empty, and wish I could just tell the family that dinner was canceled that evening.

I want to try that once, just for fun.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts
With two tween boys, I'm sure that would go over smashingly.

Usually, the problem has less to do with not wanting to cook and more to do with not wanting to think about WHAT I'm going to cook.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts

I am a planner by nature and do much better when I have everything all mapped out.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts

Invariably, something gets eaten that I need for the planned recipe, and there I am - staring at the pantry wondering what I'm going to make. (And kicking myself for not hiding the cheese under the kale.)

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts

Since buying produce is my happy place, I always have sweet potatoes and butternut squash lurking on the bottom pantry shelf.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts

Lately, they've been laughing at me a bit.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts

Threatening to go bad before I can use them.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts
It has been an unusually warm winter here, and though I haven't missed the cold a bit, I don't find myself making the same foods I usually do this time of year.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts
I've always loved butternut squash, but they haven't made an appearance on my dinner table in longer than I can remember.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts
I love meals like this Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts.
Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts
Delicious, easy to make (mostly hands-off time), and I feel so virtuous using the contents of my pantry.
Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts

Plus there is the whole feeding the family thing.

Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts
Because as much as I don't always love getting dinner on the table, it does make me happy to see them eating right.

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Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts

This Quinoa Salad With Crispy Roast Butternut Squash and Hazelnuts is a simple vegan meal the whole family will love.   Hearty and delicious, this is one you will make again and again.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Gluten Free, Healthy
Servings: 4
Calories: 450kcal
Author: Wendy Polisi

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butternut squash cut into ½ inch cubes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • I cup quinoa rinsed
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable broth
  • ½ cup finely chopped mint
  • ½ cup finely chopped parsley
  • 1 cup raw hazelnuts
  • zest from ½ lemon
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Place butternut squash on a roasting tray, toss with olive oil, roast 20 minutes or until brown and crispy. Allow to cool.
  • Meanwhile, combine quinoa and broth in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for 20 - 25 minutes, until cooked through. Remove from heat and allow to sit covered for 5 more minutes.
  • While quinoa cooks, toast hazelnuts in a pan until fragrant but not browned.
  • Crush the hazelnuts until they are rough halves and quarters.
  • Once quinoa and butternut squash is cooled, combine with other salad ingredients, adding mint and hazelnuts at the ends.
  • Dress with lemon juice, olive oil, and salt to taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 450kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 363mg | Potassium: 763mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 8500IU | Vitamin C: 30.4mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 4.6mg

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About Wendy Polisi

Hi, I’m Wendy! I’m a cook, author, blogger, natural health enthusiast…and most importantly a mom. My boys are 10 & 11 and my late life princess is 3. Firm believers in lifestyle design, our family has been location independent since 2008. Join me to read about our adventures in the kitchen…and out!

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Comments

  1. Kristen Berry

    February 28, 2017 at 11:52 pm

    Hi Wendy,
    I am making this now....just wondering...I am sure when you say pumpkin, you are referring to the butternut squash right? Also in your directions you say add lemon juice, olive oil, and salt...you only wrote lemon zest, so should there be lemon juice as well?

    Thank you!

    Kristen Berry

    Reply
  2. Kristen Berry

    March 11, 2017 at 5:11 pm

    Just wondering if you cam answer my questions that I listed below on 2/28?

    Reply
  3. Shannon Graham

    August 24, 2017 at 9:20 pm

    5 stars
    I've been waiting for butternut squash to become available in stores for yummy recipes like this!

    Reply

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