TASTY TUESDAY

You will have to excuse that this photo was obviously taken later at night- and believe me when I say it tastes better than this orange-y photo depicts but it seemed wrong to talk about a recipe and not show a picture. But anyway- the point of this is to share a really delicious Quinoa recipe that required me to roast vegetables which was a new, exciting, and happily successful experience! I found this recipe on the The Iron You, it was really easy and I am looking forward to eating it more in the fall- with the baked apples and spices it seems like a perfect fall evening meal.

Baked Quinoa with Spiced Apples, Carrots, and Red Onion
Ingredients 
Serves 4

1 cup / 6 oz / 170 gr  quinoa, picked and rinsed
2 cups / 500 ml hot water
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
3 medium carrots, peeled, halved and chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 medium apple, cored and chopped into 1-inch cubes
1 medium red onion, very thinly sliced
1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
zest of one lemon
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh parsley (or cilantro), finely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°F (200°C), place a rack in the middle.
 
In a small bowl combine cardamom, coriander, black pepper, chili powder and ¾ teaspoon salt. In a 9x13-inch baking dish add carrots, apples, red onions and olive oil. Add spice mixture and stir to combine. In a 8-inch baking dish add the rinsed quinoa and spread onto an even layer. Place quinoa and veggies in the oven.
Let the quinoa roast in the oven for about 7 to 8 minutes. Take it out, pour the hot water over it and loosely cover with aluminum foil. Cook the quinoa in the oven until it uncoils and looks fluffy, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the quinoa from the oven, fluff with a fork, re-cover with foil and set aside.
 
In the meantime, continue to roast the veggies, stirring occasionally (be careful not to burn yourself). The veggies are ready when the onion starts to caramelize, about 30 minutes (it’s should be about the same amount of time it takes the quinoa to roast, cook and rest). When veggies are ready, uncover quinoa, stir in the remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt, lemon zest, lemon juice and parsley.  

Serve topped with roasted vegetables.

Enjoy and make sure to check out The Iron You- its quickly become a great source for me! ♥