Day 302- Holiday Quinoa Salad

Holiday Quinoa Salad

Adapted from Gluten-free Goddness

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups red quinoa
• 3 cups of water
• 1 butternut squash (I bought a bag of already cubed butternut squash from Trader Joe's)
• 1 cup fresh cranberries, cut in half
• 1 red onion, diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• Olive oil
• Maple syrup
• Sea salt
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1 cup of pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Boil water
3. Add quinoa to water and cook until water has been absorbed
4. Put butternut squash, onions, and cranberries in a baking dish
5. Cover with olive oil and sprinkle with maple syrup
6. Sprinkle with sea salt, pepper and ginger
7. Place dish in oven and cook for about 20 minutes or until squash is tender
8. Place pecans in pan and cook on low heat on the stove until crispy
9. Mix pecans and squash mixture with the warm quinoa

Pura Vida!

Alica Ryan, NTP