Here’s a recipe for a beautiful and healthy side dish: Roasted Vegetable Quinoa.
Well, it’s a New Year. That means thinking about making small changes to make it a healthier year. I almost always make it a point to make some healthy changes… always on a quest to live a little bit longer and take off a few pounds.
I’ve decided that my family eats FAR to much white rice. White rice isn’t that great for you, so it’s time to get rid of that on our dinner menu and replace it with something much better for us: quinoa. Quinoa is high in protein, and it’s gluten-free too.
I love this tri-color blend of quinoa, and I chose to cook it in chicken broth and add garbanzo beans too.
I added simply roasted vegetables (carrots, zucchini, red bell peppers and shallots) to the cooked quinoa and garbanzo beans along with a lemony, red wine vinegar dressing.
This side dish can be served either warm or cold. It’s healthy and delicious- a better choice over white rice indeed! And, if you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.
Roasted Vegetable Quinoa
Ingredients
VEGETABLES
- 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 medium zucchini, chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
- 1 large shallot, peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
QUINOA
- 1 cup tri-color quinoa
- 2 cups fat free chicken or vegetable broth
OTHER INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1½ tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions
ROAST VEGETABLES
- Preheat the oven to 425℉.
- Place veggies in a bowl and toss with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Place veggies on a baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes, or until softened and slightly charred. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
PREPARE QUINOA
- Rinse the quinoa well in a fine sieve.
- In a medium saucepan bring the chicken broth to a boil. Add the rinsed quinoa, cover and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, or until the liquid is completely absorbed.
ASSEMBLY
- In a small dish, whisk together the remaining ingredients, except garbanzo beans.
- In a medium to large bowl, toss the roasted vegetables with the cooked quinoa, garbanzo beans and dressing. Serve immediately as warm, or cover and refrigerate and serve cold at a later time.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Here are a few more quinoa recipes you might enjoy:
- Asian Quinoa Salad by Two Peas and Their Pod
- Mexican Quinoa Salad by RecipeGirl
- 15-Minute Spinach-Pesto Quinoa Bowl by Table for Two
- Peach and Pecan Quinoa Salad by RecipeGirl
- Winter Squash Quinoa by A Thought for Food
My little victory is not so little! I am taking back my health/eating right and losing weight is a part of that! This is the second post on Quinoa I have seen in the last 30 minutes so it must be a sign!! I will get some and try it! I have never even tasted it so this will be interesting! The recipe sounds wonderful and looking forward to trying it! This giveaway is awesome and will be great for helping accomplish my victory since eating healthy and delicious can get expensive! My little victory right now is walking more!
I switched from dipping veggies in french onion dip to hummus.
My little victory for today is that I got up! I have had chronic headaches and migraines and today I feel I little bit better! Thank you!
Delicious! Can’t wait to try!
My little Victory of the Day is catching a migraine when it was just starting and warding it off with meds and a nap.
I love the taste of roasted vegetables. Combining them with other items can only enhance the flavor of the items used.
I started drinking 8 glasses of water a day. I bought a bottle of black cherry juice, from the health food store. It is supposed to help with inflammation. I put several TBSP in the water. Its good for me and makes the water easy to drink.
Also, I love Kroger brand quinoa. Use it all the time.
Thank you for this great giveaway 🙂
My victory today was NOT getting sweet stuff at the breakfast bar when my son took me to Frisch’s, but getting a salad instead!
Awesome give away! I love Fred Meyers!
Thanks
Packing a healthy lunch – kale salad!