Delicata Squash, Pear, Pecan, and Cranberry Quinoa Salad

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Delicata Squash, Pear, Pecan, and Cranberry Quinoa Salad

Course

Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 4

Author Molly (Spices in My deoxyribonucleic acid)

Ingredients

• 
  For the SALAD:
  


• 
  one
  loving cup
  quinoa
  


• 
  i 3/iv
  cups
  water
  


• 
  i
  delicata squeeze, cut in half lengthwise, de-seeded, and cutting into ane/2'' slices
  


• 
  1/four
  teaspoon
  cinnamon
  


• 
  i/four
  teaspoon
  table salt
  


• 
  ane/4
  teaspoon
  pepper
  


• 
  1
  tablespoon
  olive crude
  


• 
  i/ii
  cup
  pecans, chopped
  


• 
  1/three
  loving cup
  dried cranberries, chopped
  


• 
  i
  pear, diced
  


• 
  2
  tablespoons
  chopped herbs of your option (I've used parsley together with oregano, and sage besides!)
  


• 
  For the DRESSING:
  


• 
  juice of i/2 a lemon
  


• 
  three
  tablespoons
  apple tree cider vinegar
  


• 
  one/ii
  teaspoon
  dijon mustard
  


• 
  one
  tablespoon
  pure maple syrup
  


• 
  ane/two
  teaspoon
  dried thyme
  


• 
  i/four
  teaspoon
  table salt
  


• 
  i/iv
  teaspoon
  pepper
  


• 
  2
  tablespoons
  olive petroleum
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Bring water to boil inward a medium saucepan. Add quinoa and stir. Cover together with trim to low rut, too prepare for fifteen minutes until all liquid is absorbed. Set aside to cool.
   
   


2. 
   
   Preheat oven to 400℉. Line a baking sheet amongst parchment or foil. Place mash on baking sail in addition to toss alongside olive fossil oil, cinnamon, table salt, together with pepper. Roast for 20 minutes or until tender in addition to gilt.
   
   


3. 
   
   Make the dressing. In a modest bowl, whisk together the lemon, apple tree cider vinegar, dijon, maple syrup, dried thyme, table salt, pepper, as well as olive petroleum. Season to taste with more than common salt as well as pepper. Set aside.
   
   


4. 
   
   To assemble the salad, toss cooled quinoa, pecans, dried cranberries, chopped pear, in addition to a few tablespoons of the dressing. Add the squash together with toss once more, gently. Add herbs in addition to toss once more! Drizzle on more than dressing together with serve alongside more than to gustatory modality!
   
   

It’second fall on a plate!