Roasted Vegetable And Quinoa Salad
- 1 red bell pepper
- 3 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked quinoa
- 1/4 cup balsamic blend seasoned rice vinegar (such as Nakano)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups chopped carrot
- Cooking spray
- 3 1/2 cups chopped zucchini
- 1 3/4 cups chopped yellow squash
- 1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Preheat broiler.
- Cut bell pepper in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Place pepper halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. Broil 15 minutes or until blackened. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel and cut bell pepper into strips.
- Reduce oven temperature to 500u0b0.
- Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan, and stir in quinoa. Cover, reduce heat, and cook for 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove pan from heat, and set aside.
- Combine vinegar, oil, and black pepper in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add carrot to vinegar mixture; toss to coat. Drain carrot through a fine sieve over a bowl, reserving carrot and vinegar mixture. Place carrot on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 500u0b0 for 10 minutes. Add zucchini and yellow squash to reserved vinegar mixture in bowl; toss well to coat. Drain zucchini mixture through a fine sieve over a bowl, reserving zucchini and vinegar mixtures. Add zucchini mixture to carrot on baking sheet in a single layer. Bake an additional 20 minutes or until vegetables are browned. Remove from oven; cool completely.
- Combine quinoa, roasted vegetables, reserved vinegar mixture, cheese, and garlic in a large bowl; stir well to combine. Cover and chill.
red bell pepper, water, quinoa, balsamic blend, olive oil, black pepper, carrot, cooking spray, zucchini, yellow squash, feta cheese, garlic
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/roasted-vegetable-quinoa-salad (may not work)